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Compliance Theory

Compliance Theory is a theoretical framework within regulatory studies that explains the motivations and mechanisms underlying adherence to rules, norms, or legal requirements by individuals and organizations, distinguishing itself from broader regulatory approaches through its focus on behavioral responses to regulatory influence rather than on rule creation or enforcement structures.

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587

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Compliance without pressure: The foot-in-the-door technique.

Jonathan L. Freedman, Scott C. Fraser · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1966 · 1.6K citations

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Legal Ambiguity and Symbolic Structures: Organizational Mediation of Civil Rights Law

Lauren B. Edelman · American Journal of Sociology · 1992 · 1.6K citations

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Why Comply? Social Learning and European Identity Change

Jeffrey T. Checkel · International Organization · 2001 · 1.4K citations

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Ideal vs. Non‐ideal Theory: A Conceptual Map

Laura Valentini · Philosophy Compass · 2012 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Understanding information systems security policy compliance: An integration of the theory of planned behavior and the protection motivation theory

Princely Ifinedo · Computers & Security · 2011 · 837 citations

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    Benjamin van Rooij

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    6 publications · 314 citations

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  2. AF
    Adam Fine

    Arizona State University, United States

    5 publications · 301 citations

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  3. TA
    Tanja A. Börzel

    Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

    5 publications · 439 citations

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  4. JA
    James Alm

    Tulane University, United States

    5 publications · 256 citations

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  5. EB
    Emmeke Barbara Kooistra

    Arizona State University, United States

    4 publications · 274 citations

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Institutions

587

  1. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    13 h-index

    19 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    8 h-index

    26 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    413 citations

  5. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    315 citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    785 citations

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  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 20 publications · 1K citations

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    10 publications · 2.2K citations

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  3. Law & Policy

    10 publications · 981 citations

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  4. The Journal of Social Psychology

    9 publications · 179 citations

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  5. Law & Society Review

    9 publications · 1K citations

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