Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this study is to deduct the factors for explaining the economic behavior of an Internet user who provides personal information notwithstanding the concern about an invasion of privacy based on the Information Privacy Calculus Theory and Communication Privacy Management Theory. Design/methodology/approach This study made a design of the research model by integrating the factors deducted from the computation theory of information privacy with the factors deducted from the management theory of communication privacy on the basis of the Dual-Process Theory. Findings According to the empirical analysis result, this study confirmed that the Privacy Concern about forms through the Perceived Privacy Risk derived from the Disposition to value Privacy. In addition, this study confirmed that the behavior of an Internet user involved in personal information offering occurs due to the Perceived Benefits contradicting the Privacy Concern.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 97-114 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Journal of Information Systems |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Communication privacy management theory
- Dual-process theory
- Privacy calculus theory
- Privacy concern
- Privacy control
- Privacy risk