Situational influences on ethical decision-making in an IT context

Information and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-320

  Haines, Russell ^a   Leonard, Lori N K ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical behavior; Ethical decision making; Four component model; IT ethics; Moral intensity; Perceived importance

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION USE; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS;

ETHICAL BEHAVIOR; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; FOUR-COMPONENT MODELS; MORAL INTENSITY; PERCEIVED IMPORTANCE;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34247845989     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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