Information privacy concern at individual, group, organization and societal level - a literature review
Purpose – In today’s digitized environment, information privacy has become a prime concern for everybody. The purpose of this paper is to provide an understanding of information privacy concern arising because of the application of computer-based information system in the various domains (E-Governan...
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| description | Purpose – In today’s digitized environment, information privacy has become a prime concern for everybody. The purpose of this paper is to provide an understanding of information privacy concern arising because of the application of computer-based information system in the various domains (E-Governance, E-Commerce, E-Health, E-Banking and E-Finance), and at different levels, i.e. individual, group, organizational and societal. Design/methodology/approach – The authors performed an in-depth analysis of different research articles related to information privacy concerns and elements affecting those at certain level of applications. The primary sources of literature were articles retrieved from online databases. Various online journal and scholarly articles were searched in detail to locate information privacy-related articles. Findings – The authors have carried out a detailed literature review to identify the different levels where the privacy is a big challenging task. This paper provides insights whether information privacy concern may obstruct in the successful dispersal and adoption of different applications in various application domains. Consumers’ attitude towards information privacy concerns have enlightened and addressed at individual levels in numerous domains. Privacy concerns at the individual level, as suggested by our analysis, seem to have been sufficiently addressed or addressed. However, information privacy concerns at other levels – group, organizational and societal levels – need the attention of researchers. Originality/value – In this paper, the authors have posited that it will help the researchers to more focus at group level privacy perspective in the information privacy era. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9232f115de244ff09304d08e70b534352022-12-22T04:13:38ZengEmerald PublishingVilakshan (XIMB Journal of Management)0973-19542021-07-0118217118610.1108/XJM-08-2020-0096658482Information privacy concern at individual, group, organization and societal level - a literature reviewDillip Kumar Rath0Ajit Kumar1Department of Information Systems, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, IndiaDepartment of Information Systems, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, IndiaPurpose – In today’s digitized environment, information privacy has become a prime concern for everybody. The purpose of this paper is to provide an understanding of information privacy concern arising because of the application of computer-based information system in the various domains (E-Governance, E-Commerce, E-Health, E-Banking and E-Finance), and at different levels, i.e. individual, group, organizational and societal. Design/methodology/approach – The authors performed an in-depth analysis of different research articles related to information privacy concerns and elements affecting those at certain level of applications. The primary sources of literature were articles retrieved from online databases. Various online journal and scholarly articles were searched in detail to locate information privacy-related articles. Findings – The authors have carried out a detailed literature review to identify the different levels where the privacy is a big challenging task. This paper provides insights whether information privacy concern may obstruct in the successful dispersal and adoption of different applications in various application domains. Consumers’ attitude towards information privacy concerns have enlightened and addressed at individual levels in numerous domains. Privacy concerns at the individual level, as suggested by our analysis, seem to have been sufficiently addressed or addressed. However, information privacy concerns at other levels – group, organizational and societal levels – need the attention of researchers. Originality/value – In this paper, the authors have posited that it will help the researchers to more focus at group level privacy perspective in the information privacy era.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/XJM-08-2020-0096/full/pdf?title=information-privacy-concern-at-individual-group-organization-and-societal-level-a-literature-reviewinformation privacyinformation securityinformation privacy concernprivacy levels |
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| title | Information privacy concern at individual, group, organization and societal level - a literature review |
| title_full | Information privacy concern at individual, group, organization and societal level - a literature review |
| title_fullStr | Information privacy concern at individual, group, organization and societal level - a literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Information privacy concern at individual, group, organization and societal level - a literature review |
| title_short | Information privacy concern at individual, group, organization and societal level - a literature review |
| title_sort | information privacy concern at individual group organization and societal level a literature review |
| topic | information privacy information security information privacy concern privacy levels |
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