How Upholding Ethical Values Helps an Organisation That Uses Information Systems
HOW UPHOLDING ETHICAL VALUES HELPS AN ORGANIZATION THAT USES INFORMATION SYSTEMS?
INTRODUCTION
In order to understand the role of ethical values and the related ethical codes of conduct with regard to information systems in organization performance, there is need to put the, whole affair in a broad context as to the rise of ethical issues and dilemmas in the management of systems for organizational performance and development.
Information systems has been defined as “a set of interrelated components that collect, process, store, retrieve and distribute data or/information in an organization referred to above facilitates decision making and control in an organization” The data or information referred to above facilitates decision making and control in an organisation and hence being crucial to organizational management and performance. It can therefore be said that the system of managing the collection, processing, storage, retrieval and distribution of data and information is what is termed as Management Information Systems. Infact Management Information Systems is about the relationship between management and the operations of an organization. When you think about this assertion, three things stand out;
How IT or information systems improves the management of an organization
How IT or information systems helps in the improvement of organizational performance
How IT contributes to organizational development
The fact of the matter is that the rapid growth of Information Technology and hence the use of information system has contributed significantly to organizational management, improvement in organizational performance and organizational development in general. The rapid advancement in IT has led to creation of INTERNET and the rise of the DIGITAL FIRM.
While significant achievements in social progress have been recorded, at the same time, it has led to social costs for other users, and the rise of computer crimes. Infect the rapid advancement of IT and
INTRODUCTION
In order to understand the role of ethical values and the related ethical codes of conduct with regard to information systems in organization performance, there is need to put the, whole affair in a broad context as to the rise of ethical issues and dilemmas in the management of systems for organizational performance and development.
Information systems has been defined as “a set of interrelated components that collect, process, store, retrieve and distribute data or/information in an organization referred to above facilitates decision making and control in an organization” The data or information referred to above facilitates decision making and control in an organisation and hence being crucial to organizational management and performance. It can therefore be said that the system of managing the collection, processing, storage, retrieval and distribution of data and information is what is termed as Management Information Systems. Infact Management Information Systems is about the relationship between management and the operations of an organization. When you think about this assertion, three things stand out;
How IT or information systems improves the management of an organization
How IT or information systems helps in the improvement of organizational performance
How IT contributes to organizational development
The fact of the matter is that the rapid growth of Information Technology and hence the use of information system has contributed significantly to organizational management, improvement in organizational performance and organizational development in general. The rapid advancement in IT has led to creation of INTERNET and the rise of the DIGITAL FIRM.
While significant achievements in social progress have been recorded, at the same time, it has led to social costs for other users, and the rise of computer crimes. Infect the rapid advancement of IT and
References: C.A Raiborn&D.PayneCorporate codes of conduct: A collective conscience and continuum. Journal of Business ethics. 9:879-889, 1990.