Applying the Randomized Response Technique in Business Ethics Research: The Misuse of Information Systems Resources in the Workplace

Chu, Amanda M. Y.; So, Mike K. P.; Chung, Ray S. W.

doi:10.1007/s10551-016-3240-5

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“…To assess the mean value of intention of illegal waste disposal, we used the UQD in a Likert scale [37,38,39] in this study. An unrelated question was formed to pair with each sensitive question, as illustrated in Table 3.…”

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“…This technique has been widely used in social science studies for nearly 50 years [7]. In this half century, the technique has also been modified or extended to different designs [3,34,35,36,37,38].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nevertheless, the classical RRT methods introduced by Warner [2] and Greenberg et al [3] cannot estimate the covariances for examining the model involving latent variables. Therefore, an RRT in a multivariate analysis setting [37,38,39], which is an extension of the classic RRT method, can be applied to obtain high reliability estimates of the covariances among a set of sensitive and direct questions. However, the use of physical devices to administer randomization may hinder the respondents in answering the questionnaire.…”

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Asking Sensitive Questions Using the Randomized Response Approach in Public Health Research: An Empirical Study on the Factors of Illegal Waste Disposal

Chong

Chu²,

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A survey study is a research method commonly used to quantify population characteristics in biostatistics and public health research, two fields that often involve sensitive questions. However, if answering sensitive questions could cause social undesirability, respondents may not provide honest responses to questions that are asked directly. To mitigate the response distortion arising from dishonest answers to sensitive questions, the randomized response technique (RRT) is a useful and effective statistical method. However, research has seldom addressed how to apply the RRT in public health research using an online survey with multiple sensitive questions. Thus, we help fill this research gap by employing an innovative unrelated question design method. To illustrate how the RRT can be implemented in a multivariate analysis setting, we conducted a survey study to examine the factors affecting the intention of illegal waste disposal. This study demonstrates an application of the RRT to investigate the factors affecting people’s intention of illegal waste disposal. The potential factors of the intention were adopted from the theory of planned behavior and the general deterrence theory, and a self-administered online questionnaire was employed to collect data. Using the RRT, a covariance matrix was extracted for examining the hypothesized model via structural equation modeling. The survey results show that people’s attitude toward the behavior and their perceived behavioral control significantly positively affect their intention. This paper is useful for showing researchers and policymakers how to conduct surveys in environmental or public health related research that involves multiple sensitive questions.

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Asking Sensitive Questions Using the Randomized Response Approach in Public Health Research: An Empirical Study on the Factors of Illegal Waste Disposal

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“…Implementing voluntary initiatives for businesses to improve their employees' labor conditions and implementing socially significant projects creates a particular environmental protection sphere. Application of these practices on corporate responsibility in developing markets are found in the following readings: Benlemlih (2019) , Borges et al (2018) , Cheong et al (2017) , Denisov et al (2018) , Ge and Zhao (2017) , Gong and Ho (2018) , Han and Zheng (2016) , Krivtsov (2014) , Lee et al (2018) , Li and Liu (2018) , Malik and Kanwal (2018) , Marquis et al (2017) , Morozova et al (2018) , Mukherjee et al (2018) , Nazri et al (2018) , Popkova (2017) , Schrempf-Stirling (2018) , and Veselovsky et al (2018) , Chu et al (2018) , Frig et al (2018) , Harjoto and Laksmana (2018)) , Kansal et al (2018) , Sheikh (2019) , Utgård (2018) .…”

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Corporate Social Responsibility Amid Social Distancing During the COVID-19 Crisis: BRICS vs. OECD Countries

Popkova

DeLo

Sergi

2021

Research in International Business and Finance

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This paper compares today’s corporate management in developing markets (BRICS countries) vs. developed markets (the OECD countries). The influence of determining a new social corporate management season considering social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic on emerging markets' economic growth is ascertained and set apart from corporate management in developing markets. This paper helps clarifying and better understanding the role of corporate social responsibility in the conditions of an economic crisis against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic. This work provides scientific arguments that allow solving critical discussions regarding the advantages (growth of quality of life, an increase of business's competitiveness) and costs (limitation of economic growth, non-commercial use of profit, and increased price for goods and services) of domestic production and consumption. In the long-term, responsible financial practices return all investments and allow countries to better cope with a crisis. The research supplies a new view of corporate social responsibility as a measure of crisis management. It reflects its advantages at a time of social distancing in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The institutionalization of corporate social responsibility in emerging countries is not predetermined by internal factors (approach to doing business or organizational culture), if not by external factors (market status, state regulation, and consumer awareness). These circumstances prove the high complexity of strengthening corporate social responsibility in developing countries. In the conditions of social distancing – due to the COVID-19 pandemic – corporate social responsibility goes to a new level. In both developing and developed countries, one of the most widespread manifestations of corporate social responsibility is the entrepreneurship's transition to the remote form of activities. This envisages the provision of remote employment for workers and the online purchase of goods and services for consumers.

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“…Therefore, it is our belief that a self-report questionnaire is a sound scientific method of collecting primary data as long as respondents are assured of anonymity. Nevertheless, future research should investigate the potential biases between actual and reported behavior and develop a methodology such as using randomized response technique to reduce response distortion due to social desirability [101][102][103].…”

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Organizational Information Security Management for Sustainable Information Systems: An Unethical Employee Information Security Behavior Perspective

Chu

2020

Sustainability

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This article examines the occurrences of four types of unethical employee information security behavior—misbehavior in networks/applications, dangerous Web use, omissive security behavior, and poor access control—and their relationships with employees’ information security management efforts to maintain sustainable information systems in the workplace. In terms of theoretical contributions, this article identifies and develops reliable and valid instruments to measure different types of unethical employee information security behavior. In addition, it investigates factors affecting different types of such behavior and how such behavior can be used to predict employees’ willingness to report information security incidents. In terms of managerial contributions, the article suggests that information security awareness programs and perceived punishment have differential effects on the four types of unethical behavior and that certain types of unethical information security behavior exert negative effects on employees’ willingness to report information security incidents. The findings will help managers to derive better security rules and policies, which are important for business continuity.

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Applying the Randomized Response Technique in Business Ethics Research: The Misuse of Information Systems Resources in the Workplace

Cited by 17 publications

References 52 publications

Asking Sensitive Questions Using the Randomized Response Approach in Public Health Research: An Empirical Study on the Factors of Illegal Waste Disposal

Asking Sensitive Questions Using the Randomized Response Approach in Public Health Research: An Empirical Study on the Factors of Illegal Waste Disposal

Corporate Social Responsibility Amid Social Distancing During the COVID-19 Crisis: BRICS vs. OECD Countries

Organizational Information Security Management for Sustainable Information Systems: An Unethical Employee Information Security Behavior Perspective

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