Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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An Ethical Dilemma and Unethical Behavior of Information Sharing by Information Asymmetry Level

정보비대칭 수준에 따른 정보공유의 윤리적 딜레마와 비윤리적 행동에 관한 연구

  • Jung, Byoungho (Global Project Management Training Center, Kyungnam University)
  • 정병호 (경남대학교 글로벌PM인력양성 사업단)
  • Received : 2018.04.30
  • Accepted : 2018.07.20
  • Published : 2018.07.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the unethical information sharing by information asymmetry. I will confirm the effect of ethical dilemma, unethical intention and behavior by the information asymmetry. A research method used the structural equations. The analysis showed causal relationship that ethical dilemma and unethical intention and behaviors by the information sharing. In particular, The ethical dilemma by position level showed different from the factor between dilemma and intention. As a result, the organization should manage differently ethical issue according to position level. The contribution in this study has expended an interpretation scope of broken windows theory from social science and explained a discriminative management of the ethical dilemma by position level from the practical view. A Future study should investigate an unethical behavior reduce by information security systems.

본 연구의 목적은 조직 구성원들의 정보비대칭 수준에 따른 비윤리 정보공유를 실증적으로 검정하는 것이다. 정보비대칭 상황에 따라 조직 구성원들의 정보공유 딜레마, 비윤리적 공유의도와 행동의 차이가 있는지를 확인하고자 한다. 연구방법은 구조방정식을 사용하였다. 분석결과, 정보공유의 윤리적 딜레마, 비윤리적 의도, 비윤리적 행동은 서로 인과적 영향력이 있다고 나타났다. 특히, 직급별로는 윤리적 딜레마와 비윤리적 의도 간에 윤리적 딜레마의 세부 요인들이 다르다고 나타났다. 이에 연구 결과로서, 조직은 직급 수준에 따라서 윤리적 이슈를 다르게 관리해야 한다. 본 연구의 기여도는 사회과학 관점에서 깨진 유리창 이론의 해석 범위를 넓혔으며, 실무적 관점에서 직급별로 윤리적 딜레마 관리가 다르게 요구된다고 설명하였다. 향후 연구는 정보보안 시스템에 의해서 비윤리적 행동이 감소하는지 조사할 필요가 있다.

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