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Reference
Title: | Digital Piracy: Factors that Influence Attitude Toward Behavior |
Author: | Sulaiman Al-Rafee and Timothy Paul Cronan [University of Arkansas] |
Source: | Journal of Business Ethics 63, no. 3: 237-259 |
Year: | 2006 |
Details
Subject/Type: | Piracy |
Focus: | Film, Music, Software |
Country/Territory: | United States of America |
Objective: | To examine factors influencing individual attitude toward pirating digital material. |
Sample: | 285 undergraduate business students |
Methodology: | Questionnaire filled out during class time |
Main Findings
Individual attitude toward digital pirating is influenced by beliefs about the outcome of the behaviour, happiness and excitement, age, the perceived importance of the issue, the influence of significant others, and Machiavellianism (a person's tendency to deceive and manipulate others for personal gain).
[Date Added: Aug 12, 2008 ]