• DocumentCode
    3192135
  • Title

    Demons in the IT workplace [organizational psychology]

  • Author

    Epstein, Richard G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., West Chester Pennsylvania Univ., PA, USA
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    17-19 June 2004
  • Firstpage
    37
  • Lastpage
    48
  • Abstract
    This paper explores the nature of "demons in the IT workplace" and the implications of those demons, including the social and ethical implications of the products that IT professional produce. How professional codes of ethics and professional practice can act to mitigate these demons is also discussed. This article also suggests that IT professionals and academics can use demons in the workplace as a point of departure for investigating the larger human reality.
  • Keywords
    ethical aspects; information technology; organisational aspects; professional aspects; psychology; IT workplace; human reality; professional codes-of-ethics; professional practice; work culture; Computer industry; Computer science; Employment; Engineering profession; Environmental management; Humans; Project management; Psychology; Software development management; Springs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Technology and Society, 2004. ISTAS '04. International Symposium on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8390-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISTAS.2004.1314324
  • Filename
    1314324