Modeling the unethical intention of software piracy: a qualitative integration of network externalities and information cascades |
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Authors: | Sheng-Wuu Joe Shin-Yi Lin Chou-Kang Chiu |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, School of Management, University of Texas, Dallas SM 33, 211400, Richardson, TX 75083-0688, USA |
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Abstract: | Information cascades and network externalities have been increasingly influential in explaining the many market outcomes of
information technology (IT), but their application to ethical issues of IT has been limited. This study proposes a conceptual
model of unethical intention of software piracy by integrating information cascades and network externalities in terms of
a theoretical perspective from the literature of economics. In the conceptual model, unethical intention of software piracy
is proposed to be influenced by the network benefits of using pirated software, while the network benefits are proposed to
be affected by the overall adopter base of pirated software directly and indirectly through the availability of pirated complementary
software. Accordingly, whereas the perception of others’ piracy is proposed to be influenced by the overall adopter base of
pirated software, the unethical intention of software piracy is proposed to be influenced indirectly by the perception of
others’ piracy through the perceived signal that piracy seems a good idea. Finally, this study also provides the conclusion
and limitation. |
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