Percentage of Americans employed full-time who report encountering ethical lapses on the job, according to research from LRN: 73

Percentage of respondents who encounter ethical lapses who say these incidents happen at least once a week: 37

Percentage of American workers who believe a current or ongoing issue at their company could create a scandal or business disruption if it was discovered: 11

INDISPENSIBLE OR NOT?

Percentage of advertising and marketing executives who feel uncertain that someone in their company could fill their shoes if they suddenly had to leave their positions, according to a survey developed by The Creative Group: 39

Percentage who say they feel very or somewhat confident that someone in their agency/firm would be prepared to assume their responsibilities: 60

MOUSE BUYS BEAR

Estimated total market value of the Disney enterprise, according to an analysis by Quant Economics Inc.: $80 billion

Estimated value of rights licensed by Stephen Slesinger Inc. to The Walt Disney Company for the use of Winnie the Pooh: $12 billion to $15 billion

Estimated Disney EBITDA (i.e., earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) that the Winnie the Pooh rights yielded Disney in 2006: $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion

YOU'VE BEEN WARNED

Percentage of Americans who say they believe that cigarette smokers are aware of the health dangers involved in smoking, according to a survey conducted by Rasmussen Reports: 91

Percentage who said that cigarette companies should not be held liable for the health problems of those who smoke: 70

GOING UP

Number of U.S. households that will book travel online in 2007, according to a study conducted by eMarketer: 41.3 million

Number of U.S. households that booked travel online in 2005: 33.1 million

Projected number of U.S. households that will book travel online in 2010: 51.1 million

STRUGGLING WITH SLEEP

Percentage of U.S. women who say they don't get enough rest most nights of the week, according to a woman-focused survey conducted by the National Sleep Foundation: 60

Percentage who said that daytime sleepiness interferes with their regular daytime activities such as work: 43

Percentage who said that they "try to keep going" if they feel drowsy during the day: 80

DWINDLING INNOVATION?

Ranks of Apple, Google, Toyota, GE and Microsoft among the world's top 50 most innovative companies in 2007, according to a survey conducted by BusinessWeek: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Percentage of U.S. executives who said innovation was a top priority for their companies in 2006: 32

Percentage who said the same in 2007: 17

FINDING YOUR BALANCE

Percentage of U.S. small business owners who say that balancing their work and life is important to them, according to a survey conducted by MasterCard: 96

Percentage of U.S. small business owners who say that being a small business owner enables greater work-life balance compared to other workers: 52

THE SIX TO BEAT

Ranks of Denmark, Singapore, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and the Netherlands in the World Economic Forum's 2006-2007 "networked readiness index," which measures a country's ability to harness information and communications technology: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The United States: 7

RESEARCH TAX OK

Percentage of U.S. consumers who would support higher gasoline taxes if the money went to research for alternative fuels, according to a study conducted by the Civil Society Institute: 53

Percentage of U.S. consumers who said the government should raise fuel-efficiency standards: 67

IDLE THOUGHT

"Kindness is loving people more than they deserve."

— Joseph Joubert, essayist

John MacIntyre's e-mail address is johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.