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Ethics of IT Organizations

Group 2
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• Use of non-traditional
workers
• Whistle blowers
• Green computing
• Need for a Code to Address
Ethical Issues
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CONTINGENT
WORKERS
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• Job situation in which an
individual does not have an
explicit or implicit contract for
long-term employment
• Pronounced fluctuations in its
technical staffing needs
• Move on to next assignment
• No benefits ADVANTAGES
• Quick adjustment
• Fire and recruit as necessary
DISADVANTAGES
• No strong connection=No
loyalty
• Low commitment, high
turnover rate
• It is a long-term business OUTSOURCING
arrangement in which a
company contracts for
services with an outside
organization that has
expertise in providing a
specific function.
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• Offshore outsourcing is a
form of outsourcing in which
the services are provided by an
organization whose employees
are in a foreign country.
WHISTLE-BLOWING
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• an effort to attract public
attention to a negligent, illegal,
unethical, abusive, or
dangerous act by a company or
some other organization
• Whistle-blowers act ethically
in an attempt to correct what
they think is major
wrongdoing, often at great
personal risk
• Do I really want to proceed? 04

• Am I violating an obligation
to be loyal to my employer and
work for its best interests?
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GREEN
COMPUTING
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• Green computing is a term
applied to a variety of efforts
directed toward the efficient
design, manufacture, operation,
and disposal of IT-related
products, including personal
computers, laptops, servers,
printers, and printer supplies
EICC CODE OF CONDUCT
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• The Electronic Industry
Citizenship Coalition (EICC)
was established to promote a
common code of conduct for
the electronics and information
and communications
technology (ICT) industry.
• Labor, Health and Safety,
Environment, Management
System, and Ethics
FIVE AREAS OF SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
 • Uphold human rights of workers
LABOR • Treat them with dignity and respect
HEALTH • Safe and healthy working environment
• Worker retention and morale
AND • Ongoing worker input and education is
SAFETY essential
 • Environmental responsibility is integral to
ENVIRO producing world-class products
NMENT • Adverse effects should be minimized
 • Ensure (a) Compliance with applicable laws,
MANAGE regulations, and customer requirements related to
the participant’s operations and products; (b)
MENT Conformance with this Code; and (c) Identification
SYSTEM and mitigation of operational risks related to this
Code
 • To meet social responsibilities and to achieve
success in the marketplace, participants and their
ETHICS agents are to uphold the highest standards of ethics
including business integrity
FINAL NOTES