Corporations and professionalism : awkward bed-fellows?

Kreps, DGP

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to respond to Burmeister’s paper on Professionalism in information and communication technology.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a short and simple response to an issue that seemed central to Burmeister’s paper.
Findings
A key conundrum between the definitions of professionalism and corporations needs addressing.
Originality/value
This conundrum is a global political situation outwith the ability of the profession to address.

Citation

Kreps, D. (2017). Corporations and professionalism : awkward bed-fellows?. Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, 15(4), 366-369. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICES-01-2017-0005

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 14, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Oct 30, 2017
• Publication Date: Nov 13, 2017
• Deposit Date: Feb 14, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 14, 2017
• Journal: Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society
• Print ISSN: 1477-996X
• Publisher: Emerald
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 366-369
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JICES-01-2017-0005
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JICES-01-2017-0005
• Related Public URLs: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/jices