An ethical perspective on information systems evaluation

Q1 Multidisciplinary

International Journal of Agile Systems and Management Pub Date : 2000-12-01 DOI:10.1108/14654650010356149

J. Ballantine, M. Levy, Andrew Martin, I. Munro, P. Powell

引用次数: 32

Abstract

The evaluation of information systems (IS) is a major concern of business, and a variety of approaches have been developed to tackle the issue. These approaches vary in their use and usefulness, yet few consider or incorporate ethical aspects of the process and the outcomes. A framework for assessing the ethics of information systems evaluation approaches is developed and investigated. It is argued that ethical issues are an important and unavoidable feature of IS evaluation, despite their lack of consideration. A framework is developed that demonstrates that ethical considerations are implicit in the concept of evaluation in terms of its purposes, its processes and its involvement of people. Concludes by considering how evaluation approaches might be extended to include a more substantial ethical content.

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信息系统评价的伦理观点

信息系统(IS)的评估是企业关注的主要问题，已经开发了各种方法来解决这个问题。这些方法在使用和有用性方面各不相同，但很少考虑或纳入过程和结果的道德方面。一个评估信息系统评估方法的伦理的框架被开发和调查。本文认为，尽管缺乏对伦理问题的考虑，但伦理问题是is评估中一个重要且不可避免的特征。开发了一个框架，表明在评估的目的、过程和人员参与方面，道德考虑隐含在评估的概念中。最后考虑如何将评估方法扩展到包含更实质性的伦理内容。

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International Journal of Agile Systems and Management Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary

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