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Suggested Management Responses to Ethical Issues Raised by Technological Change

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The development of technology raises an array of ethical issues related to work. Many of these ethical issues are old issues surfacing under new guises. Technology has not changed the issues, but technology makes the issues' analysis and application more complex. This paper identifies several new ethical issues raised by technological change: computer crime, an over-reliance on computer controlled systems, bio-technical developments, degradation of quality-of-life at work and new categories of work-related injuries. These issues are discussed in the context of management responsibilities and responses. The paper offers a five-step process for the effective management of these ethical issues: Be aware of the issues, develop an ethical framework, be consistent, communicate clearly, stay alert for future developments.

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Cordeiro, W.P. Suggested Management Responses to Ethical Issues Raised by Technological Change. Journal of Business Ethics 16, 1393–1400 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004934924242

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