Attitudes to and factors affecting unauthorized copying of computer software in Finland

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 249-257

  Siponen, M T ^a   Vartiainen, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STUDENTS; USER INTERFACES;

RELIABLE STUDIES; UNAUTHORIZED COPYING;

COMPUTER CRIME;

EID: 27944444895     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290512331321857     Document Type: Article

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