It Figures 1/04

Entrepreneurial stress, Web surfing and more

By Steve Cooper • Jan 1, 2004

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

2/3
of HR professionals have discovered porn onemployee computers.
SOURCE: Business & LegalReports Inc.

46%
of employees say they first hear about majorchanges at work through the grapevine, while only
17%
of employers think employees hear about changesthis way.
SOURCE:RoperASW

63%
of workers feel employers have a responsibilityto protect them from unwanted e-mails.
SOURCE: InsightExpressLLC

78%
of small-business executives say Web surfinghasn't hurt business productivity.
SOURCE: Harris InteractiveInc.

70%
of CEOs believe the effects of 9/11 are stillbeing felt and that they have delayed economicrecovery.
SOURCE: TECInternational

50%
of small-business owners say their stresslevels are lower than or the same as when they wereemployees.
SOURCE: Canadian Imperial Bank ofCommerce

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