The Internet Strategy Executive Newsletter, Volume 1 Number 2. Reproduction of this material in any form without prior written permission is forbidden.
Some organizations have no formal policies or guidelines for employee access to the Internet.
Even though these are usually written by a cross-functional group of employees, the initiative could be led by the personnel department with its knowledge of company policies, legal issues and corporate communication guidelines, such as confidentiality, security, intellectual property and other specific employment contract issues. Ideally, these policies should be on the company's Intranet, with bi-directional hyperlinks to existing material. The Internet is creating a new array of business and technical jobs that didn't exist before. High growth companies are barely keeping up with finding the right talents. Formalizing the job descriptions helps in attracting the right kind of talent and experience.