Behavioral intention in social networking sites ethical dilemmas: An extended model based on Theory of Planned Behavior.
The expanding use of social networking sites (SNSs) and their flexible functionalities allow individuals to use these sites in unexpected and unethical ways. SNS users face ethical dilemmas each day and they need to decide how to behave in these cases. The aim of this study was to identify the influ...
| Publicado en: | Computers in Human Behavior Vol. 62; pp. 545 - 562 |
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Elsevier B.V.
Sep2016
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