The Moral Intensity of Privacy: An Empirical Study of Webmasters' Attitudes

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 301-318

  Shaw, Thomas R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer ethics; Ethical decision making; Information ethics; Moral intensity; Privacy; Webmasters

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347931641     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025628530013     Document Type: Article

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