Corporations and professionalism: awkward bed-fellows?

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, Vol. 15 No. 4, pp. 366-369. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICES-01-2017-0005