Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface / Linda L. Brennan and Victoria E. Johnson -- Ch. I. Global Perspectives on the Information Society / William J. McIver, Jr. -- Ch. II. Digital Divides: Their Social and Ethical Implications / Emma Rooksby and John Weckert -- Ch. III. The Perils of Access and Immediacy: Unintended Consequences of Information Technology / Linda L. Brennan -- Ch. IV. What, Me, Worry? The Empowerment of Employees / Marsha Cook Woodbury -- Ch. V. Managing Workplace Privacy Responsibly / Richard A. Spinello, John Gallaugher and Sandra Waddock -- Ch. VI. Virtual Harms and Real Responsibility / Chuck Huff, Deborah G. Johnson and Keith W. Miller -- Ch. VII. Ethical Challenges for Information Systems Professionals / Gerald M. Hoffman -- Ch. VIII. Living Within Glass Houses: Coping with Organizational Transparency / Victoria E. Johnson -- Ch. IX. Ethical Challenges of Information Systems: The Carnage of Outsourcing and Other Technology-Enabled Organizational Imperatives / David Wiencek -- Ch. X. A Contrarian's View: New Wine in Old Bottles, New Economy and Old Ethics -- Can it Work? / Marianne M. Jennings -- Ch. XI. Liability for System and Data Quality / Robert D. Sprague -- Ch. XII. Software Engineering as a Profession: A Moral Case for Licensure / J. Carl Ficarrotta -- Ch. XIII. Copyright Law in the Digital Age / Jordan M. Blanke -- Ch. XIV. "Digital Orphans": Technology's Wayward Children / Mark Kieler and Michael J. West -- Ch. XV. Compliance with Data Management Laws / Jack S. Cook and Laura L. Cook -- Ch. XVI. The Central Problems in Cyber Ethics and How Stories Can Be Used to Address It / John M. Artz.

Information systems pose social challenges, especially for technical professionals who have been taught to think in terms of logic, structures, and flows. This work focuses on the human impact of information systems, including ethical challenges, social implications, and legal issues.