Software piracy and spending across different economic groups
by Yun Chu, Jianyu Ma
International Journal of Business and Systems Research (IJBSR), Vol. 3, No. 1, 2009

Abstract: This study investigates the extent of relationships between the cultural and economic development levels in a given country and software piracy and spending rates by using the structural equation modelling technique. When analysing both developing and developed markets together, we find that the cultural differences (degree of individualism, 'IDV') and the level of gross national income significantly impact the rate of software piracy, thereby creating a correlative relationship between those two factors and software-spending. However, when the software markets are classified into developed versus developing markets, the findings differ.

Online publication date: Wed, 25-Feb-2009

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