TY - GEN
T1 - New insights for an old problem
T2 - 43rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS-43
AU - Siponen, Mikko
AU - Vance, Anthony
AU - Willison, Robert
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Software piracy continues to be a major economic concern for organizations. Given the widespread nature of the problem, software piracy has received attention from IS scholars. Previous research indicates that neutralization - a form of rationalization - can help to explain software piracy intentions. However, a knowledge gap exists in our understanding about which techniques of neutralization contributes most to software piracy intentions. To address this gap, we advance a model that explains the effects of neutralization techniques on software piracy intentions. For greater explanatory power, we also include formal sanctions, shame, and moral beliefs in our model. Empirical results (n=183) show that neutralization techniques "appeal to higher loyalties" and "condemnation of the condemners" strongly predict software piracy intentions. In addition, shame and moral beliefs are also strong predictors. These findings suggest that anti-piracy efforts should involve educational interventions aimed at addressing these two neutralization techniques, rather than relying on formal sanctions.
AB - Software piracy continues to be a major economic concern for organizations. Given the widespread nature of the problem, software piracy has received attention from IS scholars. Previous research indicates that neutralization - a form of rationalization - can help to explain software piracy intentions. However, a knowledge gap exists in our understanding about which techniques of neutralization contributes most to software piracy intentions. To address this gap, we advance a model that explains the effects of neutralization techniques on software piracy intentions. For greater explanatory power, we also include formal sanctions, shame, and moral beliefs in our model. Empirical results (n=183) show that neutralization techniques "appeal to higher loyalties" and "condemnation of the condemners" strongly predict software piracy intentions. In addition, shame and moral beliefs are also strong predictors. These findings suggest that anti-piracy efforts should involve educational interventions aimed at addressing these two neutralization techniques, rather than relying on formal sanctions.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77951709553&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/HICSS.2010.287
DO - 10.1109/HICSS.2010.287
M3 - Conference Proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:77951709553
SN - 9780769538693
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
BT - Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS-43
Y2 - 5 January 2010 through 8 January 2010
ER -