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Kiyoshi Murata
Department Undergraduate School , School of Commerce Position Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2009/11 |
| Type | Academic Journal |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | The Ethics of IT Professionals in Japan and China |
| Contribution Type | Co-authored (other than first author) |
| Journal | Journal of the Association for Information Systems |
| Journal Type | Another Country |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 10(11),pp.834-859 |
| Author and coauthor | Robert M. Davison, Maris G. Martinsons, Carol X. J. Ou, Kiyoshi Murata, Damon Drummond, Yuan Li and Henry W. H. Lo |
| Details | The ethical integrity and accountability of Information Technology (IT) professionals is important given our reliance on various forms of IT. We examined the applicability of Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of Cognitive Moral Development in two non-Western contexts by investigating the ethical values of IT professionals in Asia's two largest economies. Analysis of survey data from Japan and China indicates support for the basic six-stage model of CMD. The concept of abiding by universal laws and rules was widely accepted by IT professionals in both Japan and China, in contrast to the Confucian cultural emphasis on personal relationships with particularistic obligations. However, differences between Japanese and Chinese IT professionals were found while, in direct contrast with CMD, the respondents from Japan and especially China exhibited significant volatility, reasoning at different stages simultaneously. The implications of these findings for research and practice are discussed. |
| DOI | 10.17705/1jais.00212 |
| ISSN | 1536-9323 |
| URL for researchmap | https://doi.org/10.17705/1jais.00212 |