Predicting dishonest actions using the theory of planned behavior

Beck, Lisa; Ajzen, Icek

doi:10.1016/0092-6566(91)90021-h

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“…Prior research suggests that when engaging in unethical behavior, individuals need to consider not only perceived social pressures, but also personal feelings of moral obligation and responsibility (Beck and Ajzen, 1991). Prior studies have shown that moral obligation is a significant predictor of behavioural intentions (Beck and Ajzen, 1991;Connor and Armitage, 1998). Cronan and AlRafee (2008) state that given the media exposure regarding the seriousness of digital piracy and public awareness, individuals could form intentions with a moral obligation factor in mind.…”

Section: Moral Obligationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Based on the results of Cronan and Al-Rafee's (2008) study, planned behavioral factors in addition to past piracy behavior and moral obligation are found to influence an individual's intention to pirate material. Prior research suggests that when engaging in unethical behavior, individuals need to consider not only perceived social pressures, but also personal feelings of moral obligation and responsibility (Beck and Ajzen, 1991). Prior studies have shown that moral obligation is a significant predictor of behavioural intentions (Beck and Ajzen, 1991;Connor and Armitage, 1998).…”

Section: Moral Obligationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Phukan (2005) suggests that the reason people are willing to commit intellectual property violations on the internet is because they do not perceive that there is a real victim of the act. In this study, we add another variable, moral obligation, to the TPB to form the modified theory of planned behavior (MTPB), as proposed by Beck and Ajzen (1991). Finally, based on the literature, we add another predictor, perceived prosecution risk, to the MTPB to form the extended theory of planned behavior (ETPB).…”

Section: Ethics and Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to Beck and Ajzen (1991), moral obligation refers to the feeling of guilt or the personal obligation to perform or not to perform a behavior. Based on the results of Cronan and Al-Rafee's (2008) study, planned behavioral factors in addition to past piracy behavior and moral obligation are found to influence an individual's intention to pirate material.…”

Section: Moral Obligationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…We used an LMX questionnaire and a co-worker exchange questionnaire that was developed by Ma and Qu (2011), each of which consisted of 6 questions. We used the TPB questionnaire of Beck and Ajzen (1991) to develop questions related to attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and internal service behavioural intention, each of which included 7, 3, 3, and 3 items, respectively, for a total of 16 items. We presented a preliminary questionnaire to 5 scholars and professionals in the industry to evaluate the appropriateness of the questionnaire, and modified the language and narrative of the questionnaire such that the questionnaire could be used to measure all the variables in this study.…”

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Two social exchanges and service personnel’s internal service behavioural intention at international tourism hotels

Chen

2016

European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation

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Hospitality is a service industry in which team cooperation and assistance among the co-workers is necessary. Scholars have found that salary or benefits by themselves are not sufficient to motivate employees' internal service intention and attitude. The norm of reciprocity in which the individuals' intention results in active behaviour that is driven by the desire to obtain rewards has rarely been applied in the field of hotel internal service. In this study, we used the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to investigate the effects of leader-member exchange (LMX) and co-worker exchange on internal service behavioural intention and its causes, that is, attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control. In this study, we chose frontline professional service personnel from 30 international tourist hotels in Taiwan as research subjects and collected 684 valid questionnaires for statistical analysis. The results showed that LMX and co-worker exchange significantly affected the internal service behavioural intention and were significantly correlated with the causes of internal service behaviour intention, that is, attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control. The results of this study should provide practical and theoretical assistance guidance for the rapidly growing domestic hospitality industry, in terms of increasing service competitiveness and facilitating the strategic planning of human resource management. EJTHR 2016; 7(3):146-155

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A comparison of three models of attitude-behavior relationships in the studying behavior domain

Leone

Perugini

Ercolani

1999

Eur. J. Soc. Psychol.

129

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The theory of reasoned action (TRA; Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975), the theory of planned behavior (TPB; Ajzen, 1985) and the theory of self‐regulation (TSR; Bagozzi, 1992) were applied to Italian undergraduate students' studying behavior. The main focus of the research was to ascertain the predictive power of past behavior on intention and behavior and thus test for the sufficiency of the theories. For theory sufficiency to be demonstrated, past behavior influences on intention and present behavior should be totally mediated by the focal variables of the theories (attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control and desire). It is argued that past behavior affects intentions and present behavior over and above attitudinal variables and that these effects will be weaker on intention for the TPB and TSR models. A structural equation approach was used to test the construct validity of measures such as the predictive validity of the theories. A total sample of 240 Italian college students participated in the research. A subsample of 90 subjects provided a self‐report behavioral measure one week later. Results show that past behavior is a strong predictor of both intention and behavior in the TRA model, while it is a weaker predictor of intention in the TPB and in the TSR models. Implications for attitude–behavior relationships are discussed. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Predicting dishonest actions using the theory of planned behavior

Cited by 1,009 publications

References 21 publications

Predicting Accounting Students’ Intentions to Engage in Software and Music Piracy

Predicting Accounting Students’ Intentions to Engage in Software and Music Piracy

Two social exchanges and service personnel’s internal service behavioural intention at international tourism hotels

A comparison of three models of attitude-behavior relationships in the studying behavior domain

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