Ethical theory, codes of ethics and IS practice

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-81

  Walsham, Geoff ^a,b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Codes of ethics; Ethical theory; Ethics of IS practice

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; INFORMATION SYSTEM;

EID: 0029749803     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2575.1996.tb00005.x     Document Type: Article

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