Equity perceptions as a deterrent to software piracy behavior

Information and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 503-512

  Douglas, David E ^a   Cronan, Timothy Paul ^a   Behel, James D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b HARDING UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AA0102; AA03; AA0701; BB0103; BD0104.01; DA0101; Equity theory; Ethical behavior; Ethics; IT ethics; Piracy

Indexed keywords

EQUITY THEORY; ETHICAL BEHAVIOR; ETHICS; IT ETHICS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COMPUTER CRIME;

EID: 34447342255     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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