Welcome to the Incentives for the Adoption of PETs for Managers course! To start off, click on the Introduction that outlines the types of incentives for PET adoption that we will cover in this course, as well as how PETs can be considered a Corporate Social Responsibility.
Managers may be motivated by moral incentives to adopt PETs. Moral incentives are largely driven from within a person and are influenced greatly by personal values and beliefs. Therefore, the adoption of PETs may align well with managers who believe it is their duty to protect the privacy of customers. Click into this category to learn more about moral incentives for the adoption of PETs!
Relational incentives revolve around an organization’s desire to maintain positive relationships with its stakeholders by promoting their interests. By adopting PETs, managers may foster better relationships with stakeholders in the way that it becomes clear that privacy is a priority. Likewise, providing a product that takes care of privacy sends a clear signal to customers that their rights are being respected. Check out this category for more on relational incentives!
Many incentives for the adoption of PETs may take more of an instrumental nature, where managers may be able to align the implementation of PETs with corporate interests. In some scenarios, adopting PETs may be crucial to keep up with competitors or even to gain competitive advantage. In other cases, for example, PETs may be a strong method to avoid costly non-compliance fines. Whatever the reason may be, the adoption of PETs can guide managers in protecting corporate well-being. Win-win! Explore further for more information on instrumental incentives.
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