Ethical behavior issues in software use: An analysis of public and private sectors

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1251-1257

  Akman, Ibrahim ^a   Mishra, Alok ^a  

^a ATILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Code of ethics; Ethics; Information systems (IS); Information technologies (IT); Multiple regression

Indexed keywords

CODE OF ETHICS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ETHICAL BEHAVIOR; ETHICAL ISSUES; ETHICAL PRACTICES; ETHICS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS; PRIVATE SECTORS; PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR; RESEARCH RESULTS; SOFTWARE USE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 69549084423     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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