Ethics in IT Outsourcing

Chapter 1

Overview of Ethics in IT Outsourcing: An Oxymoron?

1.1 Building a Framework for Ethical Discussion

1.1.1 The Macro View: Follow the Money

The Supreme Court of the United States prevents a vote count for a Presidential election, and the federal government spends billions of taxpayer dollars propping up financial institutions that respond to this largess with higher consumer fees and even higher executive bonus pay-outs. Within such a cultural environment, do we beg the question of ethics, or does it simply become na'ive?

Before we construct a model of IT outsourcing ethics during such challenging times, it may be instructive to first look at the seat of the law. Governmental law represents the ultimate source of recourse for ...