Software Piracy among Accounting Students: A Longitudinal Comparison of Changes and Sensitivity

Darryl J. Woolley ^[2] ; Martha M. Eining ^[1]
1. [1] University of Utah
  
  University of Utah
  
  Estados Unidos
2. [2] University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Localización: Journal of information systems, ISSN 0888-7985, Vol. 20, Nº. 1, 2006, págs. 49-63
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- A 1991 survey found that a large proportion of accounting students pirate software. Since 1991, however, the rate of software piracy within the United States has decreased. Using the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), this paper analyzes whether the frequency and the underlying antecedents of software piracy also have changed among accounting students. The results indicate that students' understanding and knowledge of copyright laws have increased, but this knowledge has not influenced software piracy rates.