Modeling Information Ethics: The Joint Moderating Role of Locus of Control and Job Insecurity

博士 === 國立交通大學 === 經營管理研究所 === 91 === This study examines the combination of locus of control (LOC) and job insecurity (JI) as a joint moderator on the decision making process for information ethical behavioral intentions. A conceptual model is proposed to see the joint moderating role of LOC and JI....

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Main Authors: Chieh-Peng Lin, 林介鵬
Other Authors: Cherng G. Ding
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2003
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/18082707037228376792
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Summary:博士 === 國立交通大學 === 經營管理研究所 === 91 === This study examines the combination of locus of control (LOC) and job insecurity (JI) as a joint moderator on the decision making process for information ethical behavioral intentions. A conceptual model is proposed to see the joint moderating role of LOC and JI. In the model, ethical behavioral intentions are influenced directly by ethical attitude, personal values, and perceived behavioral control. Simultaneously, personal values also indirectly influence ethical behavioral intentions through the mediation of ethical attitude. The causal relationships are moderated by the joint moderator. Notably, the moderating effects were simultaneously examined using data from undergraduates in the MIS department of a college. The influences of ethical attitude and personal values on ethical behavioral intentions are found to be similar for those with external locus of control and insecurity perception (Confusionists) and those with internal locus of control and security perception (Controlists). Furthermore, the influences of personal values on ethical attitude, and of perceived behavioral control on ethical behavioral intentions, are both greater for Controlists than Confusionists. Implications of the empirical findings are discussed.