Abstract
The main motivation of this research is how the issue of volitional control might affect the application of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to research decisions related to information ethics. Specifically, a TPB- based model provides the best fit to the sample collected for the present study. In this model, the contribution of both the attitude and perceived behavioral control to the intention is shown to fluctuate depending upon the degree of volitional control concerning the targeted behavior. As the behaviorís degree of volitional control lessens, the weighted influence of perceived behavioral control increases and that of the attitude decreases. Thus we confirm that degree of volitional control concerning an ethical act indeed plays a central role in applying the theory of planned behavior to information ethics research.
Recommended Citation
Kuo, Bob and Hsu, Meng-Hsiang, "An Investigation of Volitional Control in Information Ethics" (2001). ICIS 2001 Proceedings. 29.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2001/29