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Social, ethical, and policy implications of information technology
Title:
Social, ethical, and policy implications of information technology
Author:
Brennan, Linda L.
ISBN:
9781591401698
Publication Information:
Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2004.
Physical Description:
electronic texts (viii, 304 p.) : digital files.
Contents:
1. Global perspectives on the information society / William J. McIver, Jr. -- 2. Digital divides : their social and ethical implications / Emma Rooksby, John Weckert -- 3. The perils of access and immediacy : unintended consequences of information technology / Linda L. Brennan -- 4. What, me, worry? : the empowerment of employees / Marsha Cook Woodbury -- 5. Managing workplace privacy responsibly / Richard A. Spinello, John Gallaugher, Sandra Waddock -- 6. Virtual harms and real responsibility / Chuck Huff, Deborah G. Johnson, Keith W. Miller -- 7. Ethical challenges for information systems professionals / Gerald M. Hoffman -- 8. Living within glass houses : coping with organizational transparency / Victoria E. Johnson -- 9. Ethical challenges of information systems : the carnage of outsourcing and other technology-enabled organizational imperatives / David Wiencek -- 10. A contrarian's view : new wine in old bottles, new economy and old ethics-can it work? / Marianne M. Jennings -- 11. Liability for system and data quality / Robert D. Sprague -- 12. Software engineering as a profession : a moral case for licensure / J. Carl Ficarrotta -- 13. Copyright law in the digital age / Jordan M. Blanke -- 14. 'Digital orphans' : technology's wayward children / Mark Kieler, Michael J. West -- 15. Compliance with data management laws / Jack S. Cook, Laura L. Cook -- 16. The central problem in cyber ethics and how stories can be used to address it / John M. Artz.
Abstract:
This title focuses on the human impact of information systems, including ethical challenges, social implications, legal issues, and unintended costs and consequences.
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