TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This study aims to investigate the applicability of ethical ideologies reflected by two dimensions of moral idealism and relativism, together with social norms, to the context of digital piracy.Design/methodology/approach This study used data from a survey of college students and conducted a series of hierarchical regression analyses.Findings This study found that digital piracy intention was dissimilar among four different ethical groups. Injunctive norm was a critical factor that affected internet users’ intention of digital piracy, yet it was valid only for situationists and absolutists. For subjectivists and exceptionists, individual differences represented by ego-involvement and past experience of digital piracy played a more critical role than social norms in explaining digital piracy intention.Originality/value This study is the first attempt to apply the dimensions of moral idealism and relativism to the context of digital piracy. Thus, it suggests that more tailored approaches are recommended to reduce digital piracy for internet users’ varied ethical ideologies.
VL  - 16
IS  - 2
SN  - 1477-996X
DO  - 10.1108/JICES-11-2016-0043
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JICES-11-2016-0043
AU  - Park Namkee
AU  - Kang Naewon
AU  - Oh Hyun Sook
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Examining intention of digital piracy: an integration of social norms and ethical ideologies
T2  - Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 157
EP  - 172
Y2  - 2024/05/11
ER  -