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Morally Successful IT Projects

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Little attention has been given in the literature to the moral aspects of IT projects. The concept of moral success applied in this exploratory study derives from moral psychology theory, and experienced project managers' perceptions of a morally successful project are gathered and analyzed. The results show that a project may morally succeed or fail in the initiation phase (choosing clients, making the proposal), in the execution phase (meeting the objectives, ensuring the well-being of the team), and in relating to the context (laws and regulations, the effects on the stakeholders). These issues are reflected through the literature on project success, and implications for research and practice are presented.

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  1. Tero Vartiainen
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Business Information Systems Group J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland

    Chris Barry

  2. Business Information Systems Group J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland

    Michael Lang

  3. Department of Electrical Computer Engineering, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr. MEC 202C, Boise, ID, 83725-2075, USA

    Wita Wojtkowski

  4. Business Information Systems Group J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland

    Kieran Conboy

  5. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr. MEC 202C, Boise, ID, 83725-2075, USA

    Gregory Wojtkowski

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Vartiainen, T., Pirhonen, M. (2009). Morally Successful IT Projects. In: Barry, C., Lang, M., Wojtkowski, W., Conboy, K., Wojtkowski, G. (eds) Information Systems Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78578-3_1

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