How Do Employees Learn Security Behavior? An Integrated Perspective on Social Learning and Rational Decision Making

Adriana Niechoy, Kristin Masuch () and Simon Trang
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Adriana Niechoy: Georg-August-University Goettingen
Kristin Masuch: Georg-August-University Goettingen
Simon Trang: Georg-August-University Goettingen

A chapter in Digital Transformation and Human Behavior, 2021, pp 149-164 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The information security has become one of the most important topics in the modern information technology of companies. It influences the way companies work and the exchange of information between them. Information security policies are one of the most important instruments for compliance with information security (ISC). It is particularly important that the defined rules are adhered to. In order to explain human behaviour with regard to ISC, this paper uses the established theory of Social Learning Theory (SLT) and Rational Choice Theory (RCT). However, they are rarely used to explain the ISC. This article aims to combine behavioral and IS research to better understand ISC. We provide an overview and description of the effects of SLT and RCT on ISC through a PLS analysis. The results of this study show that SLT has an influence on RCT and therefore the ISC can be explained by the two theories used.

Keywords: Information security policy compliance (ISPC); Social learning theory (SLT); Rational choice theory (RCT) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-47539-0_11

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