Ethics in Information Systems and Design Science Research: Five Perspectives

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Volume 50, issue 1, pp. 589-616

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While ethics are recognized as an integral part of information systems (IS) research, many questions about the role of ethics in research practice remain unanswered. Our report responds to this emerging set of concerns with a broad and integrative account of five perspectives on ethics in IS research and design science research (DSR) in particular. Our report is informed by a broad literature review, a panel discussion at DESRIST 2020, and substantial personal experience from wrestling with ethical considerations in the field. The report provides a comprehensive discussion of prevailing perspectives on ethics and the implications for IS research. Together, we hope the report will inspire more ethics-conscious and responsible IS research.

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Funding Information: Matti Rossi is a professor of information systems at Aalto University School of Business. He is a past president of the Association for Information Systems and an AIS Fellow. He has been the principal investigator in several major research projects funded by the technological development center of Finland and Academy of Finland. He was the winner of the 2013 Millennium Distinction Award of Technology Academy of Finland for open source and data research. His research papers have appeared in journals such as MIS Quarterly, JAIS, JSIS, and ISJ and he is a past editor in chief of Communications of the Association for Information Systems. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the Association for Information Systems.

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Herwix, A, Haj-Bolouri, A, Rossi, M, Tremblay, M C, Purao, S & Gregor, S 2022, 'Ethics in Information Systems and Design Science Research : Five Perspectives', Communications of the Association for Information Systems, vol. 50, no. 1, 34, pp. 589-616. https://doi.org/10.17705/1CAIS.05028