The intention to use pirated software: A study of undergraduate students in a public institution of higher learning in Malaysia

Problems and Perspectives in Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 4-12

  Jaafar, Mastura ^a   Ramayah, Thurasamy ^a   Teng, Tee Wan ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

And undergraduate students; Intention; Pirated software

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249123033     PISSN: 17277051     EISSN: 18105467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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