Ethical Data and Information Management
Concepts, Tools and Methods
by Katherine O'Keefe; Daragh O Brien
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Pub Date May 29 2018 | Archive Date Dec 21 2021
Kogan Page Ltd | Kogan Page
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Description
Information and how we manage, process and govern it is becoming increasingly important as organizations ride the wave of the big data revolution.
Ethical Data and Information Management offers a practical guide for people in organizations who are tasked with implementing information management projects. It sets out, in a clear and structured way, the fundamentals of ethics, and provides practical and pragmatic methods for organizations to embed ethical principles and practices into their management and governance of information.
Written by global experts in the field, Ethical Data and Information Management is an important book addressing a topic high on the information management agenda. Key coverage includes how to build ethical checks and balances into data governance decision making; using quality management methods to assess and evaluate the ethical nature of processing during design; change methods to communicate ethical values; how to avoid common problems that affect ethical action; and how to make the business case for ethical behaviours.
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9780749482046 |
PRICE | $59.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 344 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
In short, this is a specialist-orientated book that looks at the management, processing and governance of information within an organization, providing an encompassing means to undertake such activities ethically and sensitively. Getting it wrong has implications, and today for many companies it can lead to very many unpleasant headlines, investigations, financial consequences and more!
The authors have aimed this book as a practical, actionable guide, presenting just enough information to guide without it becoming overbearing or overly detailed in the process. Sometimes you need this kind of book to kick you into action and to focus your attention. Other books and resources can then help fill in the details as required. No explicit knowledge is expected, with the book being suitable for the beginner or those with tangential knowledge. For those more inset into the subject, the meat on the bone is the practical, focused advice. Both audiences are catered for with a relatively neutral, level tone. For this reader, at least, it seemed to be a working formula, fitting in just over 300 pages.
Ethics remains at the forefront of this book, hopefully keeping you on the right side of legal and moral fronts. Recent news shows that some companies are having a bit of a problem with their ethical stance, even if it brings in income for them, as well as a lot of public disdain and now legal and political interest. Don’t go down that route, as the future does not look so bright.
If you are involved with the collection or utilisation of collected data, you could be well advised to take a look at the book, even if you feel that it might not contain new ‘insights’ in itself. The advice and direction advocated, in any case, can leave an impact and act as a useful resource. For the price of the book and some reading, it may prevent significant problems later on!
While I eventually want to earn a degree in information management/data management, I am trying to take in basic elements and I thought this book would be helpful in doing so. It's organized very well, answered some questions I had, and made me realize I am still interested in pursuing this subject. That being said, it isn't for a novice and not the most exciting of subjects, even for someone interested in the field. It's a great resource and one that I can see being used in the classroom.