Social Responsibility in the Information Age: Issues and Controversies [Hardcover]

Gurpreet Dhillon (Author)

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Publication Date: December 24, 2001 | ISBN-10: 1930708114 | ISBN-13: 978-1930708112

Within the book Social Responsibility in the Information Age: Issues and Controversies, the term “society” refers to the world at large, nations, cultures within nations, and interaction among peoples. It examines who is affected, why, how, and where, and what impact those changes have on society. This exciting new title will address the changes information resource management, information technology and information systems have made upon society as a whole.

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This is an essential volume for anyone concerned about issues of social responsibility in the globally networked society. -- Robert Davison, City University of Hong Kong

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Understanding, appreciating and taking corrective steps to maintain and enhance social responsibility in the information age is important not only because of our increased dependence on information and communication technologies, but also because information and communication technologies pose complex challenges, which had a lesser significance in an earlier period. Although we have always acknowledged that increased awareness of social responsibility issues in the information age is essential, there has only been a sketchy review of the concerns and the inherent challenges. This edited book is a first step in bringing together various viewpoints from around the world and in presenting a coherent argument.

Given the technological advances and sensationalistic exposes of irresponsible handling of information, businesses have begun to act with caution. Today some companies have even appointed chief privacy officers and their likes to develop policies and programs to facilitate social responsibility in the information age. In companies such as IBM, AT&T and Eastman Kodak, such individuals have been involved in studying and assessing privacy risks ensuing from all operations, developing privacy codes of practice, interacting with concerned regulators and consumers, and conducting privacy reviews and audits of all products and Internet services. Although chief privacy officers are a new breed of executives which some of the socially conscious companies have appointed, they are as yet in a minority. A report in The New York Times estimated such individuals at about 100 in the United States, with expectations that the numbers will increase to 1,000 within a year (The New York Times, ! February 12, 2001). The trend is however positive. The new role offers a contact point for consumers and a responsible individual within a company.

Clearly the issue of social responsibility in the information age is an important one and it’s my hope that the collection of papers by eminent scholars in the field will help in enhancing our understanding of a topic area that is in its infancy.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 282 pages
• Publisher: Idea Group Publishing (December 24, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930708114
• ISBN-13: 978-1930708112
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,154,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Professor Gurpreet Dhillon is a faculty in the School of Business at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. He also holds an affiliate appointment at Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestao at Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa, Portugal. Over the years he has also held positions at University of Nevada Las Vegas (USA), Cranfield University School of Management (UK), City University of Hong Kong (PRC).

Professor Dhillon is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Polical Science, UK where he studied organizations and information. His research led him to explore aspects of information security, privacy and assurance. Even today Professor Dhillon remains in close contact with colleagues at LSE, particularly his doctoral advisor, Dr James Backhouse and his mentor, Professor Ian Angell.

Professor Dhillon has authored over 100 research articles that have been published in various journals. He is also an author of six books, including Principles of Information Systems Security: Text and Cases (Wiley, 2007). He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Information System Security, besides serving on the board of several flagship journals. Professor Dhillon consults regularly with the industry and government and has successfully completed assignments in the US, UK, Portugal and India.

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This review is from: Social Responsibility in the Information Age: Issues and Controversies (Hardcover)

As Peter Drucker validates in his recent writings, social capital is to be taken seriously. This book provides an outstanding contribution to the field of information systems and e-business by making us aware of the social issues and implications.