IT for a better future: How to integrate ethics, politics and innovation

Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 140-156

  Carsten Stahl, Bernd ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Ethics; Human values; Identity; Information technology; Procedural ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992997130     PISSN: 1477996X     EISSN: 17588871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14779961111167630     Document Type: Article

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