RT Article
T1 Investigating Software Piracy in Jordan: An Extension of the Theory of Reasoned Action
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 98
IS 4
SP 663
OP 676
A1 Aleassa, Hassan
A1 Pearson, John Michael
A1 McClurg, Scott
A2 Pearson, John Michael
A2 McClurg, Scott
LA English
YR 2011
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785640976
AB Software piracy, the illegal and unauthorized duplication, sale, or distribution of software, is a widespread and costly phenomenon. According to Business Software Alliance (2008), over 41% of the PC software packages installed worldwide were unauthorized copies. Software piracy behavior has been investigated for more than 30 years. However, after a review of the relevant literature, there appears to be two voids in this literature: a lack of studies in non-Western countries and a scarcity of process studies. This study contributes to literature by developing a software piracy model to better understand the decision-making process that underlies this unethical behavior. The model was tested using data collected from a sample of 323 undergraduate business students. Consistent with the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), attitudes toward software piracy and subjective norms were significant predictors of intention to pirate software. Also, the results suggested that ethical ideology, public self-consciousness, and low self-control moderated the effect of these variables on intention to pirate software. The results have important practical implications for the software industry and governments hoping to curtail software piracy. Limitations of the study and recommendations for future studies are discussed as well.
K1 Jordan
K1 Developing Countries
K1 Low self-control
K1 public self-consciousness
K1 Ethical Ideology
K1 Religiosity
K1 Theory of reasoned action
K1 Software Piracy
DO 10.1007/s10551-010-0645-4