The Effects of Attitudinal and Demographic Factors on Intention to Buy Pirated CDs: The Case of Chinese Consumers

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 223-235

  Kwong, Kenneth K ^a   Yau, Oliver H M ^a   Lee, Jenny S Y ^a   Sin, Leo Y M ^b   Tse, Alan C B ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attitude toward piracy; Demographics; Intention to buy pirated CDs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347931701     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026269003472     Document Type: Article

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