Digitalization and organizational ethics. Scenarios from an ethical and philosophy of technology point of view

Abstract

Definition of the problem: Organizations, being important intermediaries of modern, highly differentiated, and pluralistic societies, are a key place of decision making. This especially applied to health care organizations. Arguments: Organizations and their processes are reconceptualized and eminently challenged by digitization and cross-linking in the World Wide Web. Thus, organizational ethics also needs to be reconceptualized. Conclusion: The paper provides scenarios of some of the crucial issues of organizational ethics in light of digitization.