Softlifting: Exploring Determinants of Attitude

Softlifting, or the illegal duplication of copyrighted software by individuals for personal use, is a serious and costly problem for software developers and distributors. Understanding the factors that determine attitude toward softlifting is important in order to ascertain what motivates individual...

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Authors: Goles, Tim (Author) ; Jayatilaka, Bandula (Author) ; George, Beena (Author) ; Parsons, Linda (Author) ; Chambers, Valrie (Author) ; Taylor, David (Author) ; Brune, Rebecca (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer 2008
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 77, Issue: 4, Pages: 481-499
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Attitude
B Piracy
B softlifting
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