The ethics of business intelligence

Journal of Business Ethics 13 (4):305 - 314 (1994)
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Abstract

A review of the strategic management, policy, information management, and the marketing literature reveals that many large and medium sized companies now collect and use business intelligence. The number of firms engaging in these activities is increasing rapidly.While the whys and hows of this practice have been discussed in the academic and professional literature, the ethics of intelligence gathering have not been adequately discussed in a public forum. This paper is intended to generate discussion by advancing criteria which could be used as the basis for judging actions of those involved in business intelligence and for creating reasonable policies in this sensitive area of practice.

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The role of ethics in gathering corporate intelligence.William Cohen & Helena Czepiec - 1988 - Journal of Business Ethics 7 (3):199 - 203.

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