The Ethical Dilemma of Research and Development Openness Versus Secrecy

In previous research, we have argued that private companies should be more open with their scientific research findings. However, our research assumed, somewhat naively perhaps, that public institutions were quite open. Recent findings have suggested otherwise, and in this paper we explore the dilem...

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Authors: McMillan, Steve (Author) ; Duska, Ronald (Author) ; Hamilton, Robert (Author) ; Casey, Debra (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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出版: 2006
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2006, 卷: 65, 發布: 3, Pages: 279-285
Further subjects:B Openness
B Ethics
B Science
B Secrecy
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總結:In previous research, we have argued that private companies should be more open with their scientific research findings. However, our research assumed, somewhat naively perhaps, that public institutions were quite open. Recent findings have suggested otherwise, and in this paper we explore the dilemma faced by industry, universities, and society in attempting to balance the needs of openness (to rapidly advance the body of knowledge), with secrecy (to protect the economic returns to a new innovation).
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-5495-0