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Title:
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IT PROFESSIONALS PERCEPTIONS ON THE NATURE OF MORAL PROBLEMS |
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Author(s):
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Tero Vartiainen |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-82-9 |
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Editors:
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Gunilla Bradley and Piet Kommers |
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Year:
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2009 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Moral problems, IT field, phenomenography. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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43 |
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Last Page:
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50 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This study reveals IT professionals perceptions on the concept of moral problem and what it is like to be in such a
situation. Twenty-one IT professionals were interviewed and phenomenography was used in the analysis. The collective
description shows that moral problems are perceived both as compulsory decision-making and compulsory wrong-doing
situations. Moral problems are felt to be mentally hard but they involve a developmental opportunity. These results are
reflected to the literature and implications for computing associations, firms and educational institutes are presented. |
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