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There is a lack of both theoretical and empirical research on the process of ethical décision making in the domain of information Systems (IS). As a step in this direction, we describe and test a generai ethical decision-making theory developed in the marketing discipline. We conducted a study on the ethical decision-making process of 243 entry-level IS Professionals with regard to softlifting—that is, illegal copying of software for personal use. The results show support for the applicability of the tested ethical decision-making theory to the domain of IS, specifìcally in the context of softlifting. Entry-level IS Professionals were found to use both deontological and teleological évaluations to arrive at an ethical judgment of a moral issue. Subsequently, moral intention to pursue softlifting behavior is primarily determined by the ethical judgment. These findings hâve implications for both research and practice.
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