Ethics in Research

Introduction

Information security is a broad topic and one that is essential to the success of every organization, regardless of the industry, and at the heart of it is our most valued resource, the employee. Technology is at the forefront of all our day to day interactions and our employees are constantly burdened with issues that can wreck havoc on their effectiveness. Emotions come into play in every interaction and even physical security must be addressed as part of any program awareness.

Ethical concerns of my intended research

There are sanctioned rules that govern our behavior, but ethical norms tend to be broader and more easy-going than laws and regulations. Although most people use laws to enforce widely accepted moral standards and ethical norms, legal rules use similar concepts, it is important to understand that ethics and law are not the same. Any number of actions could be construed as legal but unethical or illegal, but very much fall within the ethical spectrum.

My intended research addresses the “Effect of Emotional intelligence on Effectiveness of Organizational Leaders and the Enterprise with Special Reference to Information Security”. There are several areas of ethical concerns that comes to mind as I prepare to research this topic; though none of them are illegal depending on the cultural background of some of the respondents they could interpret the survey to be unethical if my questions are not structured appropriately. Some of the concerns are that the community of research participants under observation, are qualified to complete the study and that they cooperate with the principal researcher. They are aware that the confidentiality of the data collected will be one of the highest priorities. That...

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...r the exempt status, but it will be up to the IRB to approve my application. The burden of proof falls to me and how I construct the questions in the application. Questions around (1) Self awareness, (2) Self management, (3) Self motivation, (4) Empathy, and (5) Social skills all relate to making decisions, and these decisions can be tough and can affect the psychological nature of the respondents, further impacting how they respond to the questions in the survey.

Prior research has been conducted on the impact of emotional intelligence on human performance. These types of studies seek to understand the performance level of managers and employees in organizations, and its link to how employees perform overall as it relates to emotional intelligence.

Works Cited

Collaborative institutional training initiative. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.citiprogram.org/