Ifinedo, 2014: Information Systems Security Policy Compliance: An Empirical Study of the Effects of Socialisation, Influence, and Cognition

Topic:

Social bonds that are formed at work largely influence attitudes towards compliance and subjective norms, with both constructs positively affecting employees’ ISSP compliance.

Questionaire, 68 and 124 responses

Constructs in this publication:

Construct Cites Category Questions given? Content validity Pretests Response type Notes
Attachment Lee et al., 2004 Social bond yes expert review none 7-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree
Commitment Lee et al., 2004, Herath, 2009 Social bond yes expert review none 7-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree
Involvement Lee et al., 2004 Social bond yes expert review none 7-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree
Personal norms Li et al., 2010 Social bond yes expert review none 7-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree
Attitude toward ISSP compliance Woon, 2007, Bulgurcu et al., 2010, Herath, 2009, Herath, 2009 yes expert review none 7-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree
Subjective norms Bulgurcu et al., 2010 yes expert review none 7-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree
Locus of control Workman et al., 2008 Social control yes expert review none 7-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree
Self-efficacy Woon, 2007, Workman et al., 2008, Compeau, 1995 Social control yes expert review none 7-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree
ISSP compliance behavioral intentions Woon, 2007, Herath, 2009, Herath, 2009 yes expert review none 7-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree
Detection probability Herath, 2009, Herath, 2009 yes expert review none 7-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree
Sanction severity Herath, 2009, Herath, 2009 yes expert review none 7-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree

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Citation:

Princely Ifinedo. Information systems security policy compliance: An empirical study of the effects of socialisation, influence, and cognition. Information & Management, 51(1):69–79, January 2014. doi:10.1016/j.im.2013.10.001.

Bibtex


@article{ifinedo_information_2014,
 abstract = {This study investigated employees' information systems security policy (ISSP) compliance behavioural intentions in organisations from the theoretical lenses of social bonding, social influence, and cognitive processing. Given that previous research on ISSP compliance has been based on deterrence theory, this study seeks to augment and diversify research on ISSP compliance through its theoretical perspective. Relevant hypotheses were developed to test the research conceptualisation. Data from a survey of business managers and IS professionals confirmed that social bonds that are formed at work largely influence attitudes towards compliance and subjective norms, with both constructs positively affecting employees' ISSP compliance. Employees' locus of control and capabilities and competence related to IS security issues also affect ISSP compliance behavioural intentions. Overall, the constructs in the research model enhance our understanding of the social-organisational and psychological factors that might encourage or accentuate employees' ISSP compliance in the workplace.},
 author = {Ifinedo, Princely},
 doi = {10.1016/j.im.2013.10.001},
 issn = {0378-7206},
 journal = {Information \& Management},
 keywords = {cognition,Compliance,Information systems security policy,Behavioural intentions,Socialisation,Social influence},
 month = {January},
 number = {1},
 pages = {69-79},
 shorttitle = {Information Systems Security Policy Compliance},
 title = {Information Systems Security Policy Compliance: {{An}} Empirical Study of the Effects of Socialisation, Influence, and Cognition},
 volume = {51},
 year = {2014}
}