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Reference
Title: | An empirical study of software piracy and moral intensity among university students |
Author: | Ranjan B Kini and Anna Rominger [Indiana University Northwest], B S Vijayaraman [The University of Akron] |
Source: | The Journal of Computer Information Systems 40, no. 3: 62-72 |
Year: | 2000 |
Details
Subject/Type: | Piracy |
Focus: | Software |
Country/Territory: | United States of America |
Objective: | To study software piracy and moral intensity among university students. |
Sample: | 800 undergraduate and graduate business students from two state universities in the Midwest |
Methodology: | Anonymous and voluntary questionnaire distributed in classes taught by business faculty |
Main Findings
Obtained mixed results. Computer use, experience with computers or task orientation do not affect the moral intensity of software piracy. General demographic variables affect the propensity toward moral intensity.
[Date Added: Aug 12, 2008 ]