Journal of Information Ethics, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Spring 2009)

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Robert Hauptman is professor emeritus of St. Cloud State University and editor of the Journal of Information Ethics.

Edited by Robert Hauptman
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 116
Bibliographic Info:
Copyright Date: 2009
ISSN 1061-9321
Imprint: McFarland

Guest Editorial: Academia and Reflection
Elizabeth A. Buchanan      3

COLUMNS
PsychInfo
On Being Misunderstood: Am I a Conservative and a Racist?
Russell Eisenman      5

Current Issues
Waste Not/Want Not? A Moral/Ethical Question re Technical Excellence
Bob Dorsett      8

ARTICLES
Science: Self-Corruption at the Top
James F. Welles      10
Correcting Errors in Science: An Analytic Review
James F. Welles      16
Some Problems Related to Corrections of Error in the Scholarly Literature
Gordon F. Moran      21

Ethical Values of IT Professionals in Chinese Cultural Societies
Christina Ling-hsing Chang      25
Additional Suggestions for Management to Respond to Ethical Issues Raised by Technological Change
William P. Cordeiro      54
Contra Camera
Joseph S. Fulda      67

Reviews      78
Web Briefs      109
Article Alerts      113

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