Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Untangling the Web of Relationships Between Wealth, Culture, and Global Software Piracy Rates: A Path Model. |
| Authors: |
Moores, Trevor T.1 |
| Source: |
Journal of Global Information Management. Jan-Mar2010, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p. |
| Subjects: |
Prevention of software piracy, Piracy prevention (Copyright), Computer software development, Business software, Computer software industry, Methodology |
| Abstract: |
This article examines the relationship between Hofstede's national culture indices (lDV, PSI, MAS, and UAI), economic wealth (GNI), and national software piracy rates (SPR). Although a number of studies have already examined this relationship, the contribution of this article is two-fold. First, we develop a path model that highlights not only the keyfactors that promote software piracy, but also the inter-relationships between these factors. Second, most studies have used the dataset from the pre-2003 methodology which only accounted for business software and did not take into account local market conditions. Using the latest dataset and a large sample of countries (n=61) we find there is an important triadic relationship between PDI, lDV and GNI that explains over 80% of the variance in software piracy rates. Implications for combating software piracy are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
|
Copyright of Journal of Global Information Management is the property of IGI Global, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) |
| Database: |
Engineering Source |
