Coping Responses in Phishing Detection: An Investigation of Antecedents and Consequences

Jingguo Wang
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Jingguo Wang
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Information Systems and Operations Management, College of Business, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019
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Yuan Li
Yuan Li
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Department of Management Information Systems, College of Business and Management, University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, Illinois 62703
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H. Raghav Rao
H. Raghav Rao
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Department of Information Systems and Cyber Security, College of Business, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249; and Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249
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Jingguo Wang

Information Systems and Operations Management, College of Business, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019

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Yuan Li

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Department of Management Information Systems, College of Business and Management, University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, Illinois 62703

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Department of Information Systems and Cyber Security, College of Business, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249; and Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249

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Published Online:17 Apr 2017https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.2016.0680

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