An analysis of the impact of economic wealth and national culture on the rise and fall of software piracy rates

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-51

  Moores, Trevor T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic wealth; Ethics; Intellectual property rights; National culture; Software piracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749121183     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9479-0     Document Type: Article

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