Training for ethics awareness in information systems technology : implications for human resources development
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Date
2008
Authors
Kennedy, S.E. (Susie)
University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Management
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Publisher
Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Management, c2008
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to measure the impact of professional ethics awareness
training on the individual’s perception of ethics issues. The study was framed around the
neurocognitive model of the ethical decision-making process presented by Reynolds
(2006). The quasi-experimental study included 94 information systems (IS) technology
students enrolled in a number of colleges from across western Canada. The study found
no significant effect of training on perception of ethics awareness. Moderating effects of
moral identity and rule orientation, and the mediating effects of professional identity,
proved to be non-significant as well. However, post-hoc analysis found significant effects
between professional membership and ethics awareness, and semesters completed and
ethics awareness. Implications for human resource development, in terms of training for
ethics, are discussed.
Description
ix, 61 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm
Keywords
Professional ethics -- Study and teaching , Business ethics -- Study and teaching , Decision making -- Moral and ethical aspects , Information technology -- Employees