The oft-cited privacy paradox is the perceived disconnect between individuals’ stated privacy expectations, as captured in surveys, and consumer market behavior in going online: individuals purport to value privacy yet still disclose information to firms. The goal of this paper is to...

Two dominant theoretical models for privacy – individual privacy preferences and context-dependent definitions of privacy – are often studied separately in information systems research. This paper unites these theories by examining how individual privacy preferences impact context-dependent...

The goal of this paper is to examine the strategic choices of firms collecting consumer data online and to identify the roles and obligations of the actors within the current network of online tracking. In doing so, the focus shifts from placing the onus on individuals to make an informed choice...

Firms use algorithms to make important business decisions. To date, the algorithmic accountability literature has elided a fundamentally empirical question important to business ethics and management: Under what circumstances, if any, are algorithmic decision-making systems considered...

In 1999, P&G purchased--through the acquisition of Recovery Engineering in a $265 million deal--PUR Water Filtration System, a point-of-use water filtration system. The PUR water filtration system used a combination of the flocculant iron sulfate, an agent that caused particles suspended in...

This set of cases (see also the A [UVA-E-0172] and C [UVA-E-0174] cases) describes the dilemma of a small Belgian detergent company that, faced with the inability to compete, developed an environmentally friendly detergent and household cleaners. The company then built an environmentally...

This set of cases (see also the A [UVA-E-0172] and B [UVA-E-0173] cases) describes the dilemma of a small Belgian detergent company that, faced with the inability to compete, developed an environmentally friendly detergent and household cleaners. The company then built an environmentally...

This set of cases (see also the A [UVA-E-0172] and B [UVA-E-0173] cases) describes the dilemma of a small Belgian detergent company that, faced with the inability to compete, developed an environmentally friendly detergent and household cleaners. The company then built an environmentally...