BCO3442 Information Ethics: Argumentative Essay on Ethical IT Adoption

This essay discusses the importance of ethical principles and guidelines in the adoption of information technology within organizations. It highlights the increasing risks to data confidentiality, accuracy, and reliability due to unethical access to information. The essay argues that following ethical behavior can minimize data loss, improve data flow consistency, and enhance overall business processes, leading to increased profitability. It addresses ethical issues such as security breaches, privacy concerns, copyright infringements, digital divides, and cyber stalking. Furthermore, it emphasizes the benefits of ethical IT adoption, including improved company reputation, enhanced customer trust, better decision-making, and reduced legal risks. The essay concludes that ethical principles are crucial for maintaining data integrity and promoting long-term sustainability in the ICT environment.

Information Ethics and Management

Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................2
Ethical Issues:.........................................................................................................................3
Ethical Principles and Guidelines:..........................................................................................4
Advantages of using Ethical principles and laws in Adoption of IT:....................................5
Conclusion:................................................................................................................................6
References:.................................................................................................................................7

Title: Adopting IT workplace ethics helps business processes to makes a profit
Introduction:
The revolution in the information and technology helps in increasing the functionality and
services of the business processes. The flow of information between the different units of the
organization increases the risks of loss of data confidentiality, accuracy, and reliability due to
the unethical accessing of information from different sources and medium. The unauthorised
accessing of the information without the permission of the user helps in increasing the risks
of data modification and manipulation. It results into improper functioning of the data and
business units (Horton, 2018). The ethical behaviour should be adopted by the employees and
the participating units so that they can achieve the goal of the organization. The loss of data
occurred due to the occurrence of fraud and scam can be minimised. The ethical approach
helps in reducing the confidentiality of the data by guiding and educating people to follow
ethical behaviour at work place. The following of the ethical principles and guidelines in the
workplace helps in increasing the profit of the organization by managing consistency in the
accurate data flow and information in the business processes. The recent research had been
conducted on the loss of data through the social media platform. It had been found that the
private information of the user loss from their accounts which can be used for illegal
purposes. The ethical training should be arranged for the employees to foster strong team
management among them so that the productivity of the organization can be improved
(Jakobs, 2016). The inclusion of ethics in the working culture of the enterprise helps in
improving the business tactics of the organization so that no loss of information takes place
from the ICT infrastructure of the enterprise. It has been seen that the companies are looking
forward to adopt the ICT technological service model to improve their business processes
which increases the risks of data loss from the cloud network because data can be fetched by
the participating units. It is required to follow the ethical behaviour in retrieving information
from the cloud network. The unauthorised accessing of the information, manipulation and
modification of the information, data piracy, and others are some of the unethical behaviour
which are followed in the Adoption of IT infrastructure at work place. The new revolution,
policies, and framework should be developed for educating the employees and associated
members at work place about the ethical behaviour.
The use of ethical principles helps in increasing the feeling of punctuality, hard work, moral
value, and others among the working employees (Stark, 2012). The productivity of the

organization increases by reducing the loss of data confidentiality and integrity from the
different sources such as finance, human resource, inventory, and other. The follow up of the
ethics and moral values help in limiting the data piracy and cyber stalking.
Ethical Issues:
The ethical issues which are associated with the adoption of IT infrastructure in the working
culture of the enterprise increases the threats of data loss. The special provision should be laid
down to minimise the effect of ethical issues on the profit earned by the enterprise. The
inclusion of IT practice connects the organization with the global world which increases the
risks of unauthorised accessing of data and information from different sources (Tran, 2015).
The data leakages can takes place where the security procedures are not strong. Some of the
ethical issues which are associated with the fussiness functions, processes, and data available
on the network of the enterprise are listed below:
Security Issues: The unauthorised accessing of the information without the permission of the
user is an unethical activity which is against the laws of ethics. It can affect the
confidentiality and integrity of the information (Vranceanu, 2011).
Privacy issues: The information uploaded on the network is not kept private. It can be
accessed by the users effectively. The security procedures help in keeping the information
private by allowing the authorised user to access the private information of the user.
Copyright issues: The downloading of the information, music, and video albums comes under
the category of copyright issues because the data is copied without the permission of the user.
The free downloading of the software is the major issue of copyright because the user uses
the software without paying a penny for using it for their application and data processing.
Pressure on the IT developer: The increasing rate of unethical activities from the field of ICT
environment increases the extra pressure on the IT developer and programmer to build
effective security procedures which helps in reducing the risks associated with the data loss
from the business premises due to the unauthorised accessing of the information.
Digital Divide: The Condition of digital divide opens new opportunities for the hackers to
hack the information from the different sources and data leakages.
Data piracy: The information uploaded on the network increases the chance of data piracy
activity. It results in the degradation of company’s turnover and profit due to the freely

available pirated information in the market. The user makes use of pirated information which
directly affects the profit of the organization. For example, piracy of music audios and videos
result in the loss of money and income of the music company.
Cyber Stalking: The rumours ad creation of false image increases the loss of company’s
reputation in the global customers. The rivals can spread rumours about the company’s
products and its working process which creates negativity in the customers.
Ethical Principles and Guidelines:
The inclusion of ethical principles and guidelines in the working forum of the enterprise in
deploying ICT technology helps in improving the profitability and turnover of the enterprise
because it helps in increasing the feeling of trust and confidence in the organization which in
turn increases the association of the new customers and strong bonding with the existing
customers (Briggs and Morgans, 2013). The follow up of the ethical principles in the
adoption of IT architecture helps in reducing the loss of data confidentiality and integrity.
The accuracy of the information and security associated with the confidential information of
the user helps in building feeling of trust and confidence in the participating units. The
cultural and traditional values of the employees should be given privilege so that effective
coordination can be developed between the working employees of the enterprise which
increases the productivity of the enterprise. The ethical code of conduct should be followed in
delivering information and data to the employees and customers on their demand so that the
accurate and reliable information should be provided to them. The modification and
manipulation information can affect the expected outcome of the participating units. It results
into failure in achieving the business goal and objectives (Hill, 2018). The accuracy in the
information helps in managing chaos and conflicts in the working employees because it helps
in increasing their productivity and capabilities. The following of the ethical principles and
guidelines in the workplace helps in increasing the profit of the organization by managing
consistency in the accurate data flow and information in the business processes. The
transparency in the business processes can be effectively managed by following the ethical
principles in using the IT environment in completing their assigned tasks and responsibilities
(Jalil, Azam, Rahman, 2010). The educational program for ethics and moral values should be
arranged so that the accuracy in accessing the information from the network can be
effectively done by undergoing the policies of authorization. The creativity and the
innovation done by the employees should not be used in the name of other persons. The
actual developers of the innovation should be awarded. It helps in increasing the creativity

and innovation in improving the flow of information in different business units. The decision
making capabilities of the users can be improved by retrieving effective, accurate and reliable
information from the employees (Hiironen, 2004).
Advantages of using Ethical principles and laws in Adoption of IT:
The profit of the organization can be effectively improved by adopting ethical principles in
the ICT environment of the enterprise because it helps in reducing the risks associated with
the loss of data and information from the different interrelated information of the business
units. The reduction in the data piracy and cyber-stalking helps in improving the reputation of
the company by providing quality of service and products to the customers (Mishra and
Sharma, 2010). The preservation of the confidential information of the employees and
customer helps in increasing the feeling of trusts and confidence. The strong bonding with the
existing customers and inclusion of new customers helps in increasing the profit and turnover
of the enterprise. The reduction in the chaos and conflicts by providing accurate information
on the demand of the employees helps in improving their capabilities and the expected
outcome of the business processes.
The strategic decision for the betterment of the company can be effectively done by analysing
the accurate and reliable information regarding financial statement and human resource of the
enterprise. It helps in increasing good and healthy relationship between internal and external
customers. The follow up of the ethical code of conduct helps in reducing the unauthorised
accessing of the information, data leakages, cyber-stalking, data piracy, and copyright
infringement can be effectively reduced which minimises the risks of data loss. The accuracy
of the information helps in improving the business processes and its productivity which in
turn results in improving the profit of the enterprise. The working of the business processes
can be improved by minimising the manipulation and modification in the data available over
the network. The legal issues of the organization can be reduced by following the ethical code
of conduct in the working environment of the enterprise. The ethical principles help in
generating feeling of honesty and loyalty towards the organization which helps in minimizing
the data leakages from the working employees to the third party. The direct income is added
to the company’s account which was previously lost due to the activities of data piracy,
copyright infringement, and cyber-stalking which in turn increases the financial statement of
the enterprise (Enofe, Ogbeide, Julius, 2015). The profitability of company opens new doors
of expansion and provides quality of services and goods to the customers. The political, legal,
and social risks associated with the working of the enterprise can be effectively resolved by

indulging the program of ethical code of conduct which should be followed by the employees
in dealing with the ICT technologies and business processes of the enterprise. The long term
sustainability of the firm can be effectively achieved by increasing the profit and turnover of
the enterprise. The profit of the business is directly proportional to the following of ethical
code of conduct and work practices in the working environment of the enterprise.
Conclusion:
The ethical principles help in reducing the loss of data confidentiality and integrity from the
ICT environment which results in increasing the profit of the enterprise. The information
uploaded on the network increases the chance of data piracy activity. It results in the
degradation of company’s turnover and profit due to the freely available pirated information
in the market. The follow up of the ethical principles in the adoption of IT architecture helps
in reducing the loss of data confidentiality and integrity. The accuracy of the information and
security associated with the confidential information of the user helps in building feeling of
trust and confidence in the participating units. The ethical code of conduct should be
followed in delivering information and data to the employees and customers on their demand
so that the accurate and reliable information should be provided to them. The preservation of
the confidential information of the employees and customer helps in increasing the feeling of
trusts and confidence. The strong bonding with the existing customers and inclusion of new
customers helps in increasing the profit and turnover of the enterprise.

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