Ethical Implications of the Use of Electronic Data in Management Research


Journal of Management Research

ISSN: 0972-5814 Online ISSN: 0974-455X

Ethical Implications of the Use of Electronic Data in Management Research


Kim T Hinrichs


Abstract

Use of electronic communications data in academic research is discussed in this paper. The paper addresses why electronic communications data is attractive for researchers and how a researcher can use this type of data. It will also look at the prospect of researching a labor dispute and the related labor organizing using electronic communications data. The paper concludes by discussing the ethical issues relevant to accessing this data for research purposes.


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