Generation Y Attitudes Towards E-ethics and Internet-related Misbehaviours |
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Authors: | O Freestone V Mitchell |
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Institution: | (1) Cass Business School, City University of London, 106 Bunhill Row, U.K |
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Abstract: | Aberrant consumer behaviour costs firms millions of pounds a year, and the Internet has provided young techno-literate consumers with a new medium to exploit businesses. This paper addresses Internet related ethics and describes the ways in which young consumers misdemean on the Internet and their attitudes towards these. Using a sample of 219 generation Y consumers, the study identified 24 aberrant behaviours which grouped into five factors; illegal, questionable activities, hacking related, human Internet trade and downloading. Those perceived as least wrong were; "Downloading movie and music files from the Internet for free". The consequences of these behaviours have implications for educators, consumer policy and marketers. |
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Keywords: | Generation Y Internet Consumers UK |
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