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Management Information Systems: Solving Business Problems with Information Technology, 3/e
Gerald V. Post, University of the Pacific
David L. Anderson, DePaul U/McGowan Center

Information Management and Society

Chapter 14 Review Questions


1. Do employees need to worry about the data collected by their employers?

2. If everyone is identified by some biometric measure, will that cause more dehumanization? Will it reduce individual privacy?

3. Do you think increasing use of computers causes a loss of jobs? What about in the past or in the future?

4. How are computers helping disabled people to perform jobs?

5. Do computers and digital content change the balance of power relationship between consumers and businesses? Should consumers have a right to make personal (backup) copies of digital works?

6. How does information technology add legitimacy to fringe groups?

7. Do you think state, local, and federal governments are making efficient use of computers? Will citizens ever be able to vote online?

8. In what ways have computers affected society and organizations? Will these patterns continue? Are there other important patterns that might arise?

9. Should governments be granted more powers to monitor and investigate people and transactions on the Internet?

10. What are the ethical responsibilities of users in terms of information systems?




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