Ethical standards for online advice giving: an overview of the issues for business and financial advisers
Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society
ISSN: 1477-996X
Article publication date: 31 May 2005
Abstract
For the business community, the Internet is a new frontier, offering unparalleled opportunities for expansion and growth. Businesses can and do offer their services throughout the world, with the range of services multiplying daily. This paper discusses ethical issues related to the online provision of business and financial information and advice, reviews problems encountered and ethical issues raised, and proposes an ethical code to help address such problems. It begins by identifying differences occurring in an online advice‐giving environment and extending them to identify ethical issues. Specific problems that have occurred are reviewed and ethical issues are discussed. Finally, existing ethical codes addressing Internet practice are then utilized to identify elements in a proposed set of ethical standards for online business advisors and their professional organizations.
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Citation
Yamamura, J.H. and Grupe, F.H. (2005), "Ethical standards for online advice giving: an overview of the issues for business and financial advisers", Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, Vol. 3 No. 2, pp. 69-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/14779960580000262
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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