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Exploring Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Software Piracy Among Undergraduate Students in a Developing Country

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  • Ali Acilar

    (Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Bilecik, Turkey)

  • Muzaffer Aydemir

    (Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey)

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This study explores the relationship between gender of undergraduate students and their attitudes towards software piracy. Research data was obtained by surveying the undergraduate students of a business administration department at a public university in Turkey. Independent samples t-test was used for comparisons between male and female students’ attitudes toward software piracy. It was found that female students find software piracy less acceptable than male students do. The study finding is consistent with previous studies that reported female student participants are significantly more ethical than male student participants in terms of software piracy.

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  • Ali Acilar & Muzaffer Aydemir, 2012. "Exploring Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Software Piracy Among Undergraduate Students in a Developing Country," International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD), IGI Global, vol. 4(4), pages 1-9, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jicthd:v:4:y:2012:i:4:p:1-9
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    1. Kate Whitman & Zahra Murad & Joe Cox, 2023. "Psychological Reactance to Anti-Piracy Messages explained by Gender and Attitudes," Working Papers in Economics & Finance 2023-02, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth Business School, Economics and Finance Subject Group.

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