How Espoused Culture Influences Misuse Intention: A Micro-Institutional Theory Perspective

Hovav, Anat

doi:10.24251/hicss.2017.721

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“…Following other IS scholars, IS misuse can take the shape of occupational fraud (eg, Cappelli et al, 2012; Dhillon, 1999; ReSpa, 2013; Willison, Lowry, & Paternoster, 2018), deliberate misuse of IS resources and criminal policy violations such as unauthorized access to information and modification (D'Arcy & Hovav, 2009; Hu, Xu, Dinev, & Ling, 2011; Straub, 1990), as well as software piracy (eg, D'Arcy & Hovav, 2007; Lowry, Zhang, & Wu, 2017; Peace, Galletta, & Thong, 2003). Besides, it can take the shape of insertion of malicious codes in extreme cases (Hutchings & Jorna, 2015; Lee, Lee, & Yoo, 2004), or purposeful leaking of confidential data for personal gains (Hovav, 2017; Hu et al, 2011; Smith & Jorna, 2011; Willison et al, 2018), theft and embezzlement (Hutchings & Jorna, 2015; Inuwa, Ononiwu, et al, 2019; Shaw & Stock, 2011) and cover‐up for mistakes in computer systems (Dhillon & Moores, 2001). Espionage (Shaw & Stock, 2011; Shropshire, 2009), sabotage (eg, creating backdoor accounts to syphon money; eg, Shropshire, 2009), and committing intentional errors (eg, Lowry, Posey, Bennett, & Roberts, 2015; Posey, Bennett, & Roberts, 2011) among others can occur to increase the list of such behaviors.…”

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Dimensions that characterize and mechanisms that cause the misuse of information systems for corrupt practices in the Nigerian public sector

Inuwa

Ononiwu

Kah

2020

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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This article explores the dimensions and structural mechanisms that can foster the misuse of information systems (IS) for corrupt practices. Using the abductiveretroductive strategy native to critical realism, we present a realist conceptualization of why the misuse of IS for corrupt practices occurs in the Nigerian public sector. Routine activity, reintegrative shaming, model of emergent IT use, and normalization theories were adopted as theoretical lenses. Danermark et al's six-stage explanatory framework embedded with a single case study was adopted as the methodology. Focus group and semistructured interviews were used as primary sources of data, while archival documents and press media reports were used as secondary data sources. From the data analysis, malleability structures of the IS artifacts, dysfunctional structures of the Nigerian state, embeddedness of corrupt routines into IS artifacts, institutionalization, socialization, rationalization, and negative reintegrative shaming were identified as core causal structural mechanisms generating the misuse of IS for corrupt practices in the study context. Such corrupt practices were clustered in motivated offenders, suitable targets, and absence of a capable guardian as dimensions that characterized the misuse of IS by our findings. Our findings contribute to theory, practice, and the methodology of critical realism.

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Dimensions that characterize and mechanisms that cause the misuse of information systems for corrupt practices in the Nigerian public sector

Inuwa

Ononiwu

Kah

2020

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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“…Normative pressure occurs when social actors voluntarily, but unconsciously, imitate the same attitudes, behaviors and practices of other actors (Shi, Shambare, & Wang, 2008). According to Hovav (2017), normative pressure is the individual's belief of their surroundings environment which is it can influence the individual's behavior on the technology adoption. This pressure comes from the professional possessed by individuals through the formal education they have had.…”

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Assessing Lecturers’ Acceptance towards Online Learning System: The Institutional Theory Perspective

Kusuma

Basori

Budiyanto

2020

IJIE

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This research aims to assess the lecturers’ acceptance level in using the Online Learning System (SPADA). The<div>institutional theory is an extension of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), which is it analyzed variables of</div><div>perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, coercive pressure, normative pressure, mimetic pressure and behavior</div><div>intention. This research used quantitative research design with survey method. Meanwhile, the sampling technique</div><div>used cluster random sampling. The respondents of this research were lecturers who had applied SPADA at a state</div><div>university in Central Java. In this research, the assessment of the questionnaire used the Likert scale. Besides, the</div><div>tests used instrument test, classic assumption test, multiple regression analysis, and hypothesis testing by using SPSS.</div><div>The result shows that from the six hypotheses that had been tested, the hypotheses of H1, H2, H3, H4 have no</div><div>significant influence and the hypotheses of H5 and H6 have significant influence. It means the lecturers who have high</div><div>social status are influencing others lecturers who have low social status in adopting SPADA although all variables have</div><div>contribution in influencing the lecturers on behavior intention to adopt SPADA. It indicates the social factor is being</div><div>attention in analyzing behavior intention in adopting technology.</div>

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“…While prior information systems research has explored the potential impact of national culture on IT adoption and implementation for many years (Cardon and Marshall, 2008;Veiga et al, 2001), the behavioral information security literature has just started to investigate the role that national cultural differences play in security-related actions (Aurigemma and Mattson, 2018;Chen and Zahedi, 2016;Dinev et al, 2009;Dols and Silvius, 2010;Hovav, 2017;Hovav and D'Arcy, 2012;Karjalainen et al, 2013;Lowry et al, 2014). For instance, Hovav and D'Arcy (2012) explored the effect of national culture on employee information system misuse and found that there were significant differences in security intentions and behavioral antecedents between US and South Korean participants across a set of the same misuse scenarios.…”

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Effect of long-term orientation on voluntary security actions

Aurigemma

Mattson

2019

ICS

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the impact an individual’s long-term orientation (a cultural dimension) has on their attitude, behavioral intention and actual voluntary security actions taken in the context of the dangers related to poor account access management. Design/methodology/approach The paper relied upon survey data and actual usage information from a culturally diverse sample of 227 individuals who were introduced to the specific security problem and the accepted solution of using a password manager application. Findings The paper provides empirical evidence that the effect of positive attitudes increased when individuals were more long-term oriented, but the effect was reversed for average/negative attitudes toward the voluntary security behavior. Furthermore, participants with high long-term orientation and strong positive attitudes toward the security action actually adopted password manager applications 57 per cent more than the average adoption rate across the sample. Research limitations/implications Due to the research approach (survey data), security context and sample population, the research results may lack generalizability. Practical implications The findings suggest that security awareness messaging and training should account for differences in long-term orientation of the target audience and integrate the distinctly different types of messages that have been shown to improve an individual’s participation in voluntary security actions. Originality/value The paper addresses previous research calls for examining possible cultural differences that impact security behaviors and is the only study that has focused on the impact of long-term orientation, specifically on voluntary security actions.

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How Espoused Culture Influences Misuse Intention: A Micro-Institutional Theory Perspective

Abstract: Following Willson and Warkentin's [42]

Cited by 4 publications

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Dimensions that characterize and mechanisms that cause the misuse of information systems for corrupt practices in the Nigerian public sector

Dimensions that characterize and mechanisms that cause the misuse of information systems for corrupt practices in the Nigerian public sector

Assessing Lecturers’ Acceptance towards Online Learning System: The Institutional Theory Perspective

Effect of long-term orientation on voluntary security actions

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