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Ethical Issues in Business and Technology Management

ETHICOMP 2004

ETHICOMP 2004 is the seventh conference in the series. The conference will be held on 14-15-16 April 2004 at the University of the Aegean in Syros, Greece, in collaboration with the Athens University of Economics and Business, the largest and most prestigious business school in South Eastern Europe.

Information and communication technologies have profound social consequences. They create opportunities but they also raise significant social and ethical risks for individuals, organisations and society in large. We need to study the impact such changes have on us and in the way we use technology in our interactions with each-other, with organizations, and with government agencies.

ETHICOMP 2004 focuses on these "Challenges for the Citizen of the Information Society". The aim of the conference is to present and discuss the social and ethical impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on individuals as consumers, as employees and as citizens. More

Oregon Ethics in Business Awards 2004 Beyond the Expected

The Oregon Ethics in Business Awards honor those organizations and individuals who have demonstrated ethical business practice in its broadest interpretation: in the workplace, the marketplace, the environment, and the community. The recipients of these awards will have, by act and example, gone beyond the expected to achieve excellence in ethical business practicesThe Samaritan Counseling Center, whose mission is to promote psychological and spiritual health and wholeness, is convinced that a society that honors integrity and ethical behavior will foster healthy individuals, families, and communities.

In addition to the SCC, founding partners include: Portland Downtown Rotary Club, Willamette Universitys Atkinson Graduate School of Management, and the Business Journal of Portland. More