Social, Ethical, and Policy Implications of Information Technology

2004, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Social, Ethical and Policy Implications of Information Technology Table of Contents Preface .................................................................................................. vi Linda L. Brennan, Mercer University, USA Victoria E. Johnson, Mercer University, USA SECTION I: SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS Chapter I Global Perspectives on the Information Society .................................. 1 William J. McIver, Jr., University at Albany, USA Chapter II Digital Divides: Their Social and Ethical Implications ...................... 29 Emma Rooksby, Charles Sturt University, Australia John Weckert, Charles Sturt University, Australia Chapter III The Perils of Access and Immediacy: Unintended Consequences of Information Technology ...................................................................... 48 Linda L. Brennan, Mercer University, USA Chapter IV What, Me, Worry? The Empowerment of Employees ....................... 59 Marsha Cook Woodbury, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA Chapter V Managing Workplace Privacy Responsibly ....................................... 74 Richard A. Spinello, Boston College, USA John Gallaugher, Boston College, USA Sandra Waddock, Boston College, USA Chapter VI Virtual Harms and Real Responsibility .............................................. 98 Chuck Huff, St. Olaf College, USA Deborah G. Johnson, University of Virginia, USA Keith W. Miller, University of Illinois-Springfield, USA SECTION II: ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS Chapter VII Ethical Challenges for Information Systems Professionals ............. 118 Gerald M. Hoffman, Northwestern University, USA Chapter VIII Living Within Glass Houses: Coping with Organizational Transparency ..................................................................................... 130 Victoria E. Johnson, Mercer University, USA Chapter IX Ethical Challenges of Information Systems: The Carnage of Outsourcing and Other Technology-Enabled Organizational Imperatives ........................................................................................ 141 David Wiencek, Mercer University, USA Chapter X A Contrarian’s View: New Wine in Old Bottles, New Economy and Old Ethics—Can it Work? ....................................................................... 159 Marianne M. Jennings, Arizona State University, USA SECTION III: POLICY IMPLICATIONS Chapter XI Liability for System and Data Quality .............................................. 183 Robert D. Sprague, Eastern New Mexico University, USA Chapter XII Software Engineering as a Profession: A Moral Case for Licensure ............................................................................................ 204 J. Carl Ficarrotta, United States Air Force Academy, USA Chapter XIII Copyright Law in the Digital Age ..................................................... 223 Jordan M. Blanke, Mercer University, USA Chapter XIV “Digital Orphans”: Technology’s Wayward Children ..................... 234 Mark Kieler, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Michael J. West, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Chapter XV Compliance with Data Management Laws ....................................... 251 Jack S. Cook, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), USA Laura L. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo, USA SECTION IV: FURTHER IMPLICATIONS Chapter XVI The Central Problem in Cyber Ethics and How Stories Can Be Used to Address It ...................................................................................... 274 John M. Artz, George Washington University, USA About the Authors .............................................................................. 294 Index ................................................................................................... 300

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