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Creating an organizational awareness of ethical responsibility about information technology

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In a time of rapid technological and social change, business organizations must help their employees develop a new appreciation of how social and ethical values are being shaped and challenged by evolving information technologies. Many ethical and social conflicts have arisen around the advanced information technology used today. The emerging technologies continue to create situations not previously encountered. There are numerous risks facing corporations involved in the use of computing technology. Leaders of organizations looking ahead to assess the impact of technological changes can try to prepare their employees for the future. This paper addresses the urgent need for individuals in corporations to become more knowledgeable about computing technologies and their impact.

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  1. Management Science Department, The George Washington University, 20052, Washington, DC, USA

    Mary J. Granger

  2. Computer & Information Sciences, Towson University, 21252, Towson, MD, USA

    Joyce Currie Little

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Granger, M.J., Little, J.C. Creating an organizational awareness of ethical responsibility about information technology. SCI ENG ETHICS 7, 239–246 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-001-0045-3

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