"To pirate or not to pirate": A comparative study of the ethical versus other influences on the consumer's software acquisition-mode decision

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-274

  Gupta, Pola B ^a   Gould, Stephen J ^b,d   Pola, Bharath ^c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c USAF Medical Center Keesler   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition mode decision; Consumer ethics; Consumer welfare; Diffusion; Government policy; Marketing; Software piracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 12744267843     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-004-0991-1     Document Type: Article

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