Technology And Ethical Standards And Guidelines

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With the increasing use of technology in the workplace setting, business theorists have begun to ask what role technology can play in supporting an ethical business culture. The development of an organizational culture of ethics, one in which employees act in a manner in alignment with the ethical directives of the organization, can be fostered through the use of technology. At the same time, this kind of business culture also brings into question whether the use of technology fosters ethical behavior or simply polices compliance.
In determining what role technology can play, it is important to understand that ethics can be defined by a social, organizational and moral parameters that set the culture through which ethics are defined. The same business practices that support the noble cause of embryonic stem cell research in one company may be deemed unethical in the same type of laboratory setting in a Catholic university. While some pharmaceutical companies may offer lower cost alternatives to provide medications to those in need, other companies overprice their drugs in order to maintain the greatest outcome for their shareholders. In each case, there is a stakeholder...

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