Investigating Software Piracy in Jordan: An Extension of the Theory
of Reasoned Action |
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Authors: | Hassan Aleassa John Michael Pearson Scott McClurg |
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Institution: | (1) School of Accounting and Business Information Systems, College of Business and Economics, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 0200;; |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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