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The Transformative Nature of E-Business: Business Ethics and Stakeholder Relations on the Internet

The Transformative Nature of E-Business: Business Ethics and Stakeholder Relations on the Internet
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Author(s): Daniel E. Palmer (Kent State University, USA)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 14
Source title: Ethical Issues in E-Business: Models and Frameworks
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Daniel E. Palmer (Kent State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-615-5.ch001

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Abstract

The growth of various forms of e-business, from Internet sales and marketing to online financial processing, has been exponential in recent years. It is no exaggeration to say that nearly all forms of business involve elements of e-business today. Internet technologies provide businesses with the potential to more effectively research, market and distribute products and services, to more efficiently manage operations, and to better facilitate the processing of business transactions. However, e-business activities can raise ethical issues, as the new forms of technology and business practices utilized in e-business have the potential to pose significant moral risk as well. As such, both scholars and business persons have a responsibility to be aware of the ethical implications of e-business and to endeavor to promote ethically appropriate forms of e-business. The aim of this chapter is to aid in those enterprises by mapping out some of the major ethical issues connected to e-business. In doing so, this chapter seeks both to serve as a general introduction to this volume and to provide a conceptual framework for understanding and responding to many of the ethical issues found in e-business.

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