Chapter 13: Ethical Issues of Information and Business

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What I expect to learn?

I expect to learn about ethical issues of information and business.

Quote:

“One needs to be aware that such debates always require the background legitimacy of the overall economic system.”

Review:

Businesses and the economic system they work in have an important influence on ethical issues arising from information and information and communication technology. Economic activity is a part of every society, and it is arguably one of the most important aspects of current liberal democratic states. The academic discipline of business ethics is now well established in most business schools and recognized as an important part of business studies and research. The central idea of the stakeholder conception of the company is that the legitimate interests of stakeholders need to be considered when decisions are made. Violating individual privacy is an ethical problem because it interferes with the development and maintenance of a healthy personality and identity. One needs to be aware that such debates always require the background legitimacy of the overall economic system. The problem is not a lack of recognition of privacy but a lack of agreement on the limits to which it should be protected. The big debates on IP differ from the employee surveillance issue discussed above in that the main interested parties are not within the same organization but in different segments of society. Privacy and IP are just two examples of the direct influence of business on ethical issues concerning information.

What I Learned?

• ·        Privacy
• ·        Ethical issues of business

Integrative Question:

• ·        what is the background on this chapter?
• ·        What can economic activity contribute?
• ·        what does business ethic tell us?
• ·        what is the central idea of the stakeholder?
• ·        What is violating individual privacy?

Discussion:

1. what is the background on this chapter?

Businesses and the economic system they work in have an important influence on ethical issues arising from information and information and communication technology.

1. What can economic activity contribute?

Economic activity is a part of every society, and it is arguably one of themost important aspects of current liberal democratic states.

1. what does business ethic tell us?

The academic discipline of business ethics is nowwell established in most business schools and recognized as an important part of business studies and research.

1. what is the central idea of the stakeholder?

The central idea of the stakeholder conception of the company is that the legitimate interests of stakeholders need to be considered when decisions are made.

1. What is violating individual privacy?

Violating individual privacy is an ethical problem because it interferes with the development and maintenance of a healthy personality and identity

1. What is needed to be aware of survilance?

one needs to be aware that such debates always require the background legitimacy of the overall economic system

1. What lacks on privacy?

The problem is not a lack of recognition of privacy but a lack of agreement on the limits to which it should be protected.

1. Where does the ethical in property protection focus on?

The big debates on IP differ from the employee surveillance issue discussed above in that the main interested parties are not within the same organization but in different segments of society.

1. What are the two example of influence of business?

Privacy and IP are just two examples of the direct influence of business on ethical issues concerning information.