Softlifting intention of students in academia: A normative model

Malaysian Journal of Computer Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 48-55

  Rahim, Mahbubur ^a   Rahman, Mohd Noah Abd ^a   Seyal, Afzaal H ^a  

^a FACULTY OF ENGINEERING   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Academic institution; Softlifting; Software piracy; Student attitude

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744972708     PISSN: 01279084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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