Ethics

Ethics stem from the medical field, and principals "include the fundamental rights of human dignity, autonomy, protection, safety, maximization of benefits and minimization of harms, or, in the most recent accepted phrasing, respect for persons, justice, and beneficence" (Barak, 1994, p. 4).

Right and wrong tend to be seen as one-dimensional ideas that change with the political economy, technology, and society (Barak, 1994, p. 5).

" Reidenbach and Robin (1990) developed a valid and reliable scale to measure multiple dimensions of ethical philosophies that might be used when making decisions about ethical issues. Their multidimensional ethics scale (MES) contains three dimensions of ethical decision making. These include a moral equity dimension, a relativistic dimension, and a contractualism dimension" (Ayers & Kaplan, 2005, p. 125).

SEE AoIR Ethics documents.

References:

Ayers, S., & Kaplan, S. (2005). Wrongdoing by Consultants: An Examination of Employees’ Reporting Intentions. Journal of Business Ethics, 57(2), 121-137.

Barak, G. (1994). “Media, Society, and Criminology.” Media, Process, and the Social Construction of Crime: Studies in Newsmaking Criminology. Ed. Gregg Barak. 3-45. Garland Publishing: New York.

Markham, Annette, and Elizabeth Buchanan. "Ethical Decision -Making and Internet Research: Recommendations from T He AOIR Ethics Committee." Association of Internet Researchers. Association of Internet Researchers, n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2014. <http://aoir.org/reports/ethics2.pdf>.