Ethics-Governance: Article: Finding Business Ethics on and About the Internet

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Finding Business Ethics on and About the Internet TAKING IN THE SITES / By SREENATH SREENIVASAN. The World Wide Web is not exactly a haven for good business ethics. It can be a lawless place filled with unscrupulous operators pushing get-rich-quick schemes and other scams. Naturally, those who study business ethics worry about the Web. "Every possible abuse of integrity and decency takes place on the Web," said Laura Pincus Hartman, director of the Institute for Business and Professional Ethics at DePaul University in Chicago. Randy Pennington, an ethics consultant based in Dallas, said there was "a sense that moral and ethical values are not important" on the Web. But that does not surprise him. "There is no standardization in technology on the Web, so why do we expect standardization in behavior?" he said. The Web is a great place to learn about and research the issues of business ethics, both within the Internet and beyond. Pennington said that to avoid an attempt at "regulation of ethical behavior in the future, the online community must regulate itself." "This country has a history of regulating those industries that do not control themselves," he added. Full Article: http://netcheck.com/nytimes.htm


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