RT Article
T1 Internet Technologies in China: Insights on the Morally Important Influence of Managers
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 83
IS 3
SP 489
OP 501
A1 Martin, Kirsten E.
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V
YR 2008
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/178563223X
AB Within Science and Technology Studies, much work has been accomplished to identify the moral importance of technology in order to clarify the influence of scientists, technologists, and managers. However, similar studies within business ethics have not kept pace with the nuanced and contextualized study of technology within Science and Technology Studies. In this article, I analyze current arguments within business ethics as limiting both the moral importance of technology and the influence of managers. As I argue, such assumptions serve to narrow the scope of business ethics in the examination of technology. To reinforce the practical implications of these assumptions and to further illustrated the current arguments, I leverage the recent dialog around U.S. Internet technologies in China. The goal of this article is to broaden that which is morally salient and relevant to business managers and business ethicists in the analysis of technology by highlighting key lessons from seminal STS scholars. This article should be viewed as part of a nascent yet burgeoning dialog between business ethics and Science and Technology Studies – a dialog that benefits both fields of study.
K1 Technology
K1 socio-technical systems
K1 Science and Technology Studies (STS)
K1 Pragmatism
K1 Internet
K1 Innovation
K1 Inc
K1 Google
K1 Ethics
K1 China
K1 Actor-network Theory
DO 10.1007/s10551-007-9633-8