Cyberpunk: outlaws and hackers on the computer frontier
Cyberpunk: outlaws and hackers on the computer frontier
Using the new ACM code of ethics in decision making
Communications of the ACM
Values, personal information privacy, and regulatory approaches
Communications of the ACM
Evaluating ethical decision making and computer use
Communications of the ACM
Raising the bar: a software engineering code of ethics and professional practice
Proceedings of the ethics and social impact component on Shaping policy in the information age
Managing Privacy: Information Technology and Corporate America
Managing Privacy: Information Technology and Corporate America
Ethical Decision Making and Information Technology: An Introduction with Cases
Ethical Decision Making and Information Technology: An Introduction with Cases
Ethics and information systems: Resolving the quandaries
ACM SIGMIS Database
Moral intensity and ethical decision-making: a contextual extension
ACM SIGMIS Database
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To obtain ethically defensible behavior in a particular situation, or context, one must first define what is considered ethically defensible in that context. Without contextual norms, people assume no norms and are then (mis)guided solely by their own experience. According to Integrated Social Contracts Theory, typical contexts include individual-only situations and situations in which the individual is a member of professional, business and social organizations. Norm development is a complex process. It requires discussion between many individuals to identify the ethical issues relevant to each context, to define ethically defensible behaviors for each, and then to decide which norms take priority in the event of a conflict. This paper argues that the importance of context identifies fundamental flaws in the notion that professional associations can address all ethical behaviors through generic codes of ethics. The arguement goes further to assert that Integrated Social Contracts Theory, if applied to universal codes of ethics, can facilitate their redefinition into a useful set of guidelines for ethical professional behavior.