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Networked computer systems simultaneously destroy and build up old and new kinds of global and local jobs. Digitally networked ultra-modern structures in work, company and administration bring us turbulent times. This development is analyzed from an ethical, technological and economical point of view and illustrated by empirical data. The main emphasis of this article is placed on considerations, from the point of view of business ethics, of the conception of workplaces – in the office, at home and abroad (mobile work) – equipped for computer-supported information exchange. In order to make better use of these new technologies, ethical, action-oriented guidelines should be considered.
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Hodel, T.B., Holderegger, A. & Lüthi, A. Ethical Guidelines for a Networked World under Construction. Journal of Business Ethics 17, 1057–1071 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006019432444
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006019432444