Ethics and E-commerce
1. Identify the four main dimensions that e-commerce ethical, political, and social issues fall into and provide an example of how each dimension may apply to an individual.
Ethics are the values, the moral principles, and beliefs that people use to analyze, to interpret, to understand, and to decide on what is good or bad, legal or illegal. However, unethical behavior is a moral hazard that can lead to a long-term economic failure, lawsuit, fiascos, toxic economic environment, and bankruptcy. The research has for purpose to identify the four dimensions that e-commerce ethical, political, and social issues fall into. All ethical theories have a common way to differentiate the right from the wrong, true from false, proper …show more content…
The application of the ethical standard is a good move for the company’s brand image.
2. What is an ethical dilemma? Describe the two tactics you can use to resolve or reach a greater understanding of the dilemma.
Managers face a multitude ethical dilemmas in the workplace. The dilemmas are often discrimination, inappropriate job promotion, sexual harassment, conflicts of interest, bribes, kickback, illegal gifts, customer confidence, organizational resources, illegal drugs and alcohol, outside employment, privacy and confidentiality, disclosure of information, and transparency of information. The purpose of this research is to describe the ethical dilemma and the two tactics to resolve or reach a greater understanding of the dilemma.
a) Definition of ethical dilemma
A dilemma is a situation in which there are a least two diametrically opposed actions, each of which supports a desirable outcome (Traver and Laudon, 2015). A situation must be considered an ethical dilemma when three are three conditions. First, an individual must make a decision on the action that is best. Second, there must be different courses of action to choose from to be considered an ethical dilemma. Finally, there is no perfect solution to an ethical dilemma, no matter the course of an …show more content…
What is the doctrine of “fair use”?
The Fair Use Doctrine is a use of a copyrighted material without a permission from the copyright owner. A use that is qualified as a fair use is not considered an illegal infringement. A fair use is a transformative purpose of commenting and criticizing a copyrighted work. The analyst of the fair use falls into the commentary and criticism. The outlines have for purpose to discuss the doctrine of “fair use.”
The Doctrine of fair use is an important part of the Copyright Act, which uses five factors to consider whether an action is a fair use. It allows a material to be used without the permission of the copyright holder under certain circumstances. These factors are as follows: the purpose and character of the use, nature of the copyrighted work, amount of work used, market effect of use, and context of the use. The Google’s scanning of copyright books was a fair use because it was due to help students, researchers, teachers, and professors. The project was made for a transformative purpose to give books a new character, discover the old books, and increase sales. In fact, the progressive trend in higher education takes the fair uses farther than it has in the past. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and TEACH Act address the restrictions and privileges in using copyright protected materials in education through online
1. Identify the four main dimensions that e-commerce ethical, political, and social issues fall into and provide an example of how each dimension may apply to an individual.
Ethics are the values, the moral principles, and beliefs that people use to analyze, to interpret, to understand, and to decide on what is good or bad, legal or illegal. However, unethical behavior is a moral hazard that can lead to a long-term economic failure, lawsuit, fiascos, toxic economic environment, and bankruptcy. The research has for purpose to identify the four dimensions that e-commerce ethical, political, and social issues fall into. All ethical theories have a common way to differentiate the right from the wrong, true from false, proper …show more content…
The application of the ethical standard is a good move for the company’s brand image.
2. What is an ethical dilemma? Describe the two tactics you can use to resolve or reach a greater understanding of the dilemma.
Managers face a multitude ethical dilemmas in the workplace. The dilemmas are often discrimination, inappropriate job promotion, sexual harassment, conflicts of interest, bribes, kickback, illegal gifts, customer confidence, organizational resources, illegal drugs and alcohol, outside employment, privacy and confidentiality, disclosure of information, and transparency of information. The purpose of this research is to describe the ethical dilemma and the two tactics to resolve or reach a greater understanding of the dilemma.
a) Definition of ethical dilemma
A dilemma is a situation in which there are a least two diametrically opposed actions, each of which supports a desirable outcome (Traver and Laudon, 2015). A situation must be considered an ethical dilemma when three are three conditions. First, an individual must make a decision on the action that is best. Second, there must be different courses of action to choose from to be considered an ethical dilemma. Finally, there is no perfect solution to an ethical dilemma, no matter the course of an …show more content…
What is the doctrine of “fair use”?
The Fair Use Doctrine is a use of a copyrighted material without a permission from the copyright owner. A use that is qualified as a fair use is not considered an illegal infringement. A fair use is a transformative purpose of commenting and criticizing a copyrighted work. The analyst of the fair use falls into the commentary and criticism. The outlines have for purpose to discuss the doctrine of “fair use.”
The Doctrine of fair use is an important part of the Copyright Act, which uses five factors to consider whether an action is a fair use. It allows a material to be used without the permission of the copyright holder under certain circumstances. These factors are as follows: the purpose and character of the use, nature of the copyrighted work, amount of work used, market effect of use, and context of the use. The Google’s scanning of copyright books was a fair use because it was due to help students, researchers, teachers, and professors. The project was made for a transformative purpose to give books a new character, discover the old books, and increase sales. In fact, the progressive trend in higher education takes the fair uses farther than it has in the past. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and TEACH Act address the restrictions and privileges in using copyright protected materials in education through online