The influence of resignation on the privacy calculus in the context of social networking sites: An empirical analysis

Wirth J, Maier C, Laumer S (2018)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2018

Series: Proceedings of the 26th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS)

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the 26th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS)

Event location: Portsmouth, UK GB

Abstract

Individuals conduct a privacy calculus before they disclose information by weighing benefits with privacy risks of disclosure. In line with the privacy calculus, if benefits outweigh privacy risks individuals disclose information, otherwise they do not. However, research has also challenged the privacy calculus because individuals also disclose information even in light of low benefits and high privacy risks. Given explanations refer to 1) altering the perceptions of benefits and privacy risks or 2) altering the effect of benefits and privacy risks on disclosure. Whereas studies focusing on the first part have provided explanations for why the privacy calculus is sometimes not confirmed, studies on the second part do not do so. This study is therefore considering the second part and is integrating an individual's level of resignation to protect one's privacy in the context of social networking sites. We consider resignation as a reaction of individuals to given privacy threats. Results show that when including resignation the effect of benefits becomes stronger and the effect of privacy risks becomes weaker. Implications for theory include that resignation helps in explaining why individuals disclose information even when only small benefits and high privacy risks are present.

Authors with CRIS profile

Sven Laumer Schöller Endowed Chair for Information Systems (Digitalization in Business and Society)

Involved external institutions

Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Wirth, J., Maier, C., & Laumer, S. (2018). The influence of resignation on the privacy calculus in the context of social networking sites: An empirical analysis. In European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) (Eds.), Proceedings of the 26th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS). Portsmouth, UK, GB.

MLA:

Wirth, Jakob, Christian Maier, and Sven Laumer. "The influence of resignation on the privacy calculus in the context of social networking sites: An empirical analysis." Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 26th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Portsmouth, UK Ed. European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), 2018.

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