The Significance of a Suitable Information Ethical Code: A Case Study of the Chinese Morality Perspective

摘要

The development of information technology has a significant influence on social structure and norms, and also impacts the behavior of human beings. In order to ensure social stability and harmony, it is necessary for people to respect a set of norms and codes, and protect their rights. To this end, the "information ethical code" plays a critically important role. In view of the important role played by China in the 21st century, particularly by Mainland China, which represents a hugely significant market to all global enterprises, it is hoped that this study will assist the business world in understanding the culture in which Chinese business is conducted, and will facilitate the building of a suitable information ethical code in the future. Academically, this paper aims to explain how the Chinese morality perspective affects the MIS professional's ethical dilemmas and reactive processes. It examines the different reactive processes of MIS professionals in CHSyst (pseudonym) in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Mainland China. In practice, this study provides a direction for enterprises to create a suitable ethical code in a Chinese company, which prevents Chinese MIS professionals from behaving unethically in their workplace, and thus reduces the negative consequences of unethical conduct for the organization.