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Exploring The Ethicality Of Firing Employees Who Blog, Sean Valentine, Gary Fleischman, Robert Sprague, Lynn Godkin
Exploring The Ethicality Of Firing Employees Who Blog, Sean Valentine, Gary Fleischman, Robert Sprague, Lynn Godkin
Robert Sprague
This exploratory study evaluates the ethical considerations related to employees fired for their blogging activities. Specifically, subject evaluations of two employee-related blogging scenarios were investigated with established ethical reasoning and moral intensity scales, and a measure of corporate ethical values was included to assess perceptions of organizational ethics. The first scenario involved an employee who was fired because of innocuous blogging, while the second vignette involved an employee who was fired because of work-related blogging. Survey data were collected from employed college students and working practitioners. The findings indicated that the subjects’ ethical judgments that firing an employee for blogging …
Preserving Identities: Protecting Personal Identifying Information Through Enhanced Privacy Policies And Laws, Robert Sprague, Corey Ciocchetti
Preserving Identities: Protecting Personal Identifying Information Through Enhanced Privacy Policies And Laws, Robert Sprague, Corey Ciocchetti
Robert Sprague
This article explores the developing phenomenon of the ongoing collection and dissemination of personal identifying information (PII): first, explaining the nature and form of PII, including the consequences of its collection; second, exploring one of the greatest threats associated with data collection - unauthorized disclosure due to data breaches, including an overview of state and federal legislative reactions to the threats of data breaches and identity theft; third, discussing common law and constitutional privacy protections regarding the collection of personal information, revealing that United States privacy laws provide very little protection to individuals; and fourth, examining current practices by online …
Electronic Surveillance In The Global Workplace: Laws, Ethics, Research And Practice, Roland Kidwell, Robert Sprague
Electronic Surveillance In The Global Workplace: Laws, Ethics, Research And Practice, Roland Kidwell, Robert Sprague
Robert Sprague
This paper considers the legal, ethical and cultural factors that must be addressed in evaluating the appropriateness of employing electronic surveillance (ES) in varying international contexts. It critically evaluates the rationale that underlies the use of ES in a variety of settings and types of organisations. It suggests guidelines for the adoption and use of ES and potential directions for future research.
Rethinking Information Privacy In An Age Of Online Transparency, Robert Sprague
Rethinking Information Privacy In An Age Of Online Transparency, Robert Sprague
Robert Sprague
No abstract provided.
Fired For Blogging: Are There Legal Protections For Employees Who Blog?, Robert Sprague
Fired For Blogging: Are There Legal Protections For Employees Who Blog?, Robert Sprague
Robert Sprague
No abstract provided.
Googling Job Applicants: Incorporating Personal Information Into Hiring Decisions, Robert Sprague
Googling Job Applicants: Incorporating Personal Information Into Hiring Decisions, Robert Sprague
Robert Sprague
No abstract provided.
Business Blogs And Commercial Speech: A New Analytical Framework For The 21st Century, Robert Sprague
Business Blogs And Commercial Speech: A New Analytical Framework For The 21st Century, Robert Sprague
Robert Sprague
No abstract provided.
From Taylorism To The Omnipticon: Expanding Employee Surveillance Beyond The Workplace, Robert Sprague
From Taylorism To The Omnipticon: Expanding Employee Surveillance Beyond The Workplace, Robert Sprague
Robert Sprague
No abstract provided.