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Table 1. continued

Ethical Issue Research Factors that Influence

Intention

Reference
Theories

Method Results

Ethical Behavior Leonard,

Cronan, and
Kreie (2004)

Moral Judgment
Attitude
Personal Normative
Beliefs
Ego Strength
Locus of Control

Theory of
Reasoned Action
Theory of Planned
Behavior
Moral
Development
Stage
Psychosocial
ethical model

Multiple
Regression

R 2 = .61
Attitude and
Personal Norms
Beliefs were
significant in all models

Software Piracy/
Culture

Economic Factors
Cultural Factors

Economic Theory
National Culture

Multiple
Regression

Individualism-
Collectivism plus
country GDB explains
73.9% of software
piracy

Shin, Gopal,
Sanders, and
Whinston
(2004)
Hofstede
(2003)

Ethical Behavior Bommer,

Gratto,
Gravander,
and Tuttle
(1987)

Environment
work, professional
personal, social
government/legal
Individual Attributes

Environment Conceptual Model

Identifies and relates
environmental
factors and individual
attributes that influence
ethical/unethical
decision making

Information Ethics Lin and Ding

(2003)

Job insecurity
Locus of control

Theory of
Reasoned Action
Theory of Planned
Behavior

SEM Partial support of joint

moderating role of
locus of control and job
insecurity on ethical/
unethical decisions

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