Why People Copy Software and Create Computer Viruses: Individual Characteristics or Situational Factors?.

Harrington, Susan J.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Why People Copy Software and Create Computer Viruses: Individual Characteristics or Situational Factors?

Harrington, Susan J.

Information Resources Management Journal, v2 n3 p28-37 Sum 1989

Examines individual and situational variables as factors in the behavior of computer users, namely copying of software and distribution of computer viruses. The results indicate that situational variables explain much of the variance in copying software, while the individual variable of sex is strongly related to computer virus distribution. (17 references) (CLB)

Descriptors: Educational Background, Ethics, Factor Analysis, Individual Characteristics, Models, Moral Development, Predictor Variables, Questionnaires, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Surveys, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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