Journal Title
Title of Journal: J Bus Ethics
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Abbravation: Journal of Business Ethics
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
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Authors: John D’Arcy Anat Hovav
Publish Date: 2008/08/27
Volume: 89, Issue: 1, Pages: 59-
Abstract
Research from the fields of criminology and social psychology suggests that the deterrent effect of security countermeasures is not uniform across individuals In this study we examine whether certain individual characteristics ie computer selfefficacy or work arrangement ie virtual status moderate the influence of␣security policies security education training and awareness SETA program and computer monitoring on information systems misuse The results suggest that computer savvy individuals are less deterred by SETA programs and computer monitoring while these countermeasures are also less influential from a deterrence perspective on employees that spend more working days outside the office Implications for both the research and practice of information security are discussedThe authors thank the State Farm Companies Foundation for providing partial funding for this research Earlier versions of this paper were presented at the Fifth Ethical Dimensions in Business Conference at the University of Notre Dame November 29 2007 and the PreICIS Workshop on Information Security and Privacy Milwaukee WI December 10 2006 The paper also benefited from discussions with participants of the University of Notre Dame Management Department Seminar SeriesBy chance Alex found the password that allowed him to access the restricted computer system that contained the salary information of employees within his company Around the same time Alex was preparing to ask for a raise Before meeting with his boss Alex accessed the computer system and viewed the salaries of others in similar jobs Alex used this information to determine how much of a salary increase to ask forChris prepares payroll records for his company’s employees and therefore has access to the computer timekeeping and payroll systems Periodically Chris would increase the hoursworked records of certain employees with whom he was friends by “rounding up” their total hours for the week for example Chris would change 395 h worked to 40 h worked
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