The Investigator’s Dilemma - A Review of Social Media Analytics Research Ethics in Information Systems

J. Marx, M. Mirbabaie, in: Australasian Journal of Information Systems, Australian Journal of Information Systems, 2022.

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<jats:p>Social media have become not only integral parts of our private and professional lives, but also an indispensable source of data for empirical research across a variety of academic disciplines. Applying a Social Media Analytics (SMA) methodology, however, imposes heavy ethical challenges on researchers. Scholars in the Information Systems (IS) discipline must deal with a patchwork of ethical frameworks, regulations, and (missing) institutional support. To initiate a debate on how to develop a common understanding of SMA research ethics, this paper compiles a scoping review of extant literature and suggests a research agenda for IS scholarship on this matter. The review yields a total of eight fundamental principles of ethical SMA research, which provide a starting point to guiding individual researchers towards more ethical conduct. At the same time, this work unearths a multitude of intricate dilemmas that are currently unresolved. The findings of this review will encourage IS scholarship to find its own voice in the debate about social media research ethics.</jats:p>
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Australasian Journal of Information Systems
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Marx J, Mirbabaie M. The Investigator’s Dilemma - A Review of Social Media Analytics Research Ethics in Information Systems. In: Australasian Journal of Information Systems. Vol 26. Australian Journal of Information Systems; 2022. doi:10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287
Marx, J., & Mirbabaie, M. (2022). The Investigator’s Dilemma - A Review of Social Media Analytics Research Ethics in Information Systems. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 26. https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287
@inproceedings{Marx_Mirbabaie_2022, title={The Investigator’s Dilemma - A Review of Social Media Analytics Research Ethics in Information Systems}, volume={26}, DOI={10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287}, booktitle={Australasian Journal of Information Systems}, publisher={Australian Journal of Information Systems}, author={Marx, Julian and Mirbabaie, Milad}, year={2022} }
Marx, Julian, and Milad Mirbabaie. “The Investigator’s Dilemma - A Review of Social Media Analytics Research Ethics in Information Systems.” In Australasian Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 26. Australian Journal of Information Systems, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287.
J. Marx and M. Mirbabaie, “The Investigator’s Dilemma - A Review of Social Media Analytics Research Ethics in Information Systems,” in Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 2022, vol. 26, doi: 10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287.
Marx, Julian, and Milad Mirbabaie. “The Investigator’s Dilemma - A Review of Social Media Analytics Research Ethics in Information Systems.” Australasian Journal of Information Systems, vol. 26, Australian Journal of Information Systems, 2022, doi:10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287.

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