Ethics in Qualitative Studies of Commercial Software Enterprises Ethical Analysis

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Article

Publication Date

12-1-2001

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An ethical dilemma is presented to show how to resolve the tension between the goals of assuring the quality of research data on a current project while not compromising the confidentiality of private information gained from previous research. It is emphasized that once the tactical mistake had been made, it is possible to reason out from a utilitarian point of view and derive the solution to the problem at hand.

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