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The Influence of Competitive Psychological Climate and IS Related Anxiety: The Role of IS Related Value Dissimilarity

경쟁적 심리 분위기와 정보보안 걱정의 영향: 정보보안 가치 차이의 역할

  • In-Ho Hwang (College of General Education, Kookmin University)
  • Received : 2023.06.16
  • Accepted : 2023.08.17
  • Published : 2023.08.31
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Abstract

The study aims to identify the complex effects of information security (IS) environments and individuals' IS-related perceptions and value dissimilarity that negatively affect insiders' IS compliance activities. In detail, the study aimed to confirm the roles of prospective and inhibitory anxiety, and value dissimilarity in the process in which a competitive psychological climate negatively affects IS compliance intentions. The study obtained 387 samples from the firm's workers with IS-related regulations and verified the research hypotheses established using the AMOS 22.0 and Process 3.1 tools. As a result, the competitive psychological climate negatively affected IS compliance intention by increasing individual's IS-related prospective and inhibitory anxiety. In addition, IS-related value dissimilarity had an interactive effect with prospective and inhibitory anxiety and had a negative effect on IS compliance intention. This study has practical implications in terms of presenting information and values to be provided to employees to achieve internal IS goals and has academic implications in terms of applying the complex effects of IS-related anxiety and value dissimilarity.

본 연구의 목적은 조직원의 정보보안 준수 활동에 부정적 영향을 주는 조직 환경 조건과 이에 따른 개인의 인식 및 가치 차이의 복합적 영향을 확인하는 것이다. 세부적으로, 연구는 조직 내 성과를 강조하는 경쟁적 심리 분위기가 보안 준수 의도에 부정적 영향을 미치는 과정 중, 정보보안 관련 예측 및 억제 걱정, 그리고 가치차이가 역할을 할 것으로 판단하였으며, 관련 매커니즘을 확인하고자 하였다. 본 연구는 387건의 정보보안 규정을 보유한 조직의 근로자로부터 설문을 확보하였으며, AMOS 22.0과 Process 3.1 패키지를 통해 제기한 연구가설을 검증하였다. 분석 결과, 경쟁적 심리 분위기가 개인의 정보보안에 대한 예측 걱정과 억제 걱정을 높여 보안 준수 의도에 부정적 영향을 주는 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 정보보안 관련 가치 차이가 예측 및 억제 걱정과 상호작용 효과를 가져 준수 의도에 부정적 영향을 주는 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구는 조직 내부의 정보보안 목표 달성을 위해 조직원에게 제공해야 할 정보 및 가치 유형을 제시한 측면에서 실무적 시사점을 가지며, 걱정과 가치 차이의 복합적 영향을 정보보안에 적용한 측면에서 학술적 시사점을 가진다.

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