Business Sustainability: Leveraging On Information Ethics

Authors: Chima, Princess and Professor Nwinyokpugi, Patrick

Abstract:
This is a relationship study that examined the influence of Information Ethics on Business Sustainability of the Cement manufacturing firms in Rivers State. As a cross sectional study that adopted the macro level analysis, a census of functional line officers of the four Cement manufacturing firms in Rivers State was done. Thus, 54 respondents were covered and 40 of the targeted functional line officers which included managers and line supervisors provided the responses necessary for the study. The structured close ended questionnaire was used to gather the study data on the test of the dimensions of Information Ethics (Information quality, privacy, and against the measures of Business sustainability which included, patent protection and quality preservation). The data gathered were statistically analysed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistical tool and presented with the aid of SPSS version 20. Findings of the study revealed strong positive significant relationships between the tested dimensions of Information Ethics against the measures of Business sustainability (patent protection and quality preservation) in the Cement manufacturing firms in Rivers State. Findings also revealed positive significant moderating effect of Enterprise Vision on Information Ethics and Business Sustainability of the Cement manufacturing firms. Based on the findings, the study concluded that there is positive significant relationship in the study dimensions and the measures thus, the study recommended that the identified indicators of Information Ethics should be encouraged in the Cement manufacturing firms in Rivers State as they have been tested to enhance Business Sustainability.

Keywords: Information Ethics, Business Sustainability, Enterprise Vision, Patent Protection, Privacy

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