Petter Gottschalk Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Exploring workplace deviance and crime, this book analyzes contemporary case studies alongside original fieldwork, offering an interdisciplinary perspective on white-collar criminology. It argues that the focus on individual offenders has diminished in recent narratives, suggesting a need for a thorough reassessment of this foundational concept. By examining the evolution of white-collar crime discourse, the book enhances existing literature and provides a deeper understanding of business offenders.

Exploring the interplay between competitive goals and acceptable behavior, the book analyzes how cultural contexts influence perceptions of legitimacy in actions. It offers expert strategies for leveraging intelligence in the investigation and prevention of financial crime, emphasizing the importance of ethical practices in navigating complex environments. Through a detailed examination of these themes, the author provides valuable insights into maintaining integrity while achieving objectives.

The book delves into confidential reports crafted by fraud examiners following internal investigations, highlighting the delicate nature of these documents. Typically owned by client organizations, these reports reveal potential misconduct that could jeopardize business reputations. By examining these hidden findings, the book sheds light on the complexities of fraud detection and the ethical dilemmas faced by organizations in managing sensitive information.

Focusing on white-collar crime, this book presents a bottom-up approach to executive compliance, emphasizing the need for organizational measures that deter potential offenders. By flipping the traditional perspective on control, it highlights the importance of making criminal behavior less convenient for executives, ultimately aiming to reduce instances of white-collar crime within organizations.

The book offers an in-depth analysis of lawyer roles within knowledge work, focusing on the globalized legal services industry. It explores the professional functions of both individual lawyers and corporate entities, providing a comparative perspective that highlights the evolving nature of legal practice in a global context. Through this examination, it sheds light on the complexities and dynamics of legal professionals' contributions in a rapidly changing environment.

The book provides a collection of case studies featuring investigation reports by fraud examiners, emphasizing the analysis of these reports. It offers a structured framework for understanding the investigative process and highlights the ease with which fraud can occur. Through these insights, readers gain a deeper comprehension of the intricacies involved in fraud examination and the factors that contribute to fraudulent activities.

The book delves into the concept of compliance as a critical mechanism for regulating corporations and complex organizations, highlighting its significance in the realm of white-collar crime. It addresses the gap in criminological studies regarding compliance, advocating for a deeper examination of this often-overlooked aspect. By focusing on the strategic role of compliance, the work aims to enhance understanding of its implications for corporate governance and crime prevention.

The book advocates for a bottom-up approach to corporate control, challenging the traditional top-down management methods that often overlook misconduct by executives. It emphasizes the importance of empowering employees to recognize and address wrongdoing within organizations, suggesting that a shift in perspective is necessary to effectively manage and prevent unethical behavior among all levels of staff. By focusing on inclusive strategies, it aims to create a more accountable and transparent corporate environment.

Exploring the concept of social license, this volume examines its implications for white-collar and corporate crime within the criminal justice system. It contrasts traditional theories that focus on legal licenses with the social license perspective, highlighting how violations can lead to severe consequences for executives and companies, such as job termination and market losses. This approach sheds light on the often-overlooked aspects of accountability in corporate behavior and emphasizes the broader impact of corporate misconduct on society.

Focusing on the role of Chief Executives in white collar crime, this book utilizes convenience theory to analyze their influence and decision-making processes. It serves as a vital resource for academics and researchers in criminology, criminal justice, law enforcement policy, business management, and organizational behavior, offering insights into the intersection of leadership and unethical practices in corporate environments.

Focusing on the privatization of law enforcement, the book explores its implications for addressing corporate crime. It offers insights into the challenges and opportunities presented by this shift, emphasizing the need for effective guidelines to conduct successful fraud examinations. By analyzing the intersection of private and public sectors in crime prevention, it aims to enhance the integrity and efficacy of investigations into corporate misconduct.

Focusing on the role of fraud examiners and financial crime specialists, the book explores private policing in the context of suspected white-collar crime. It serves as a crucial resource for students in Law, Business, and Criminology, as well as for professionals in the field of fraud examination. The insights provided aim to enhance understanding of the complexities involved in tackling financial misconduct.

Focusing on the concept of white-collar crime in the digital realm, this monograph examines the convenience factor from an offender-based perspective. It critiques the diminishing attention given to white-collar crime within the broader context of cybercrime in recent years and advocates for a comprehensive reassessment of its relevance in modern digital societies. The book begins with a theoretical introduction before delving into detailed discussions aimed at enhancing the existing literature on this critical topic in criminology.

The book explores the intersection of convenience theory and criminal investigation, focusing on white-collar crime. It employs a structural model to analyze suspected crimes and a maturity model for investigation reports. Through case studies, it highlights themes of convenience as identified in internal reports by fraud examiners, offering insights into the motivations behind white-collar offenses and the effectiveness of investigative practices.

Focusing on environmental crime, this book examines the motivations and opportunities behind deviant behavior through the lens of convenience theory. It highlights the case study of Tjøme, Norway, where affluent individuals exploited building permits in protected zones. The investigation, aided by whistleblowers, reveals the complexities involving corrupt officials, architects, and attorneys. Additionally, it analyzes the Vest Tank toxic waste incident, where key executives faced prison time, offering a rare perspective on accountability in environmental offenses. Case studies from Norway complement familiar examples from the USA.

The book explores white-collar crime through global case studies, focusing on offenders in high-ranking business roles and their motivations. It introduces the theory of convenience to analyze financial motives, professional opportunities, and individual tendencies toward deviance among chairpersons, CEOs, and female executives. By examining cases from countries like Denmark, Germany, and the U.S., it highlights patterns of abuse for economic gain and offers insights relevant to fields such as criminal justice, organizational behavior, and business administration.

As documented in a number of case studies (from Telia Telecom in Sweden to Wirecard in Germany) in this book, recidivism seems to be of a substantial magnitude in corporate crime. Corporations tend to repeat white-collar offenses such as financial crime and environmental crime in various forms as long as they find it convenient. A minor fine from time to time and dismissal of some executives as scapegoats do not prevent corporations from committing and concealing new offenses as long as there is a convenient financial motive, a convenient organizational opportunity, and a convenient willingness for deviant behavior. Businesses and their executives tend to be recidivists who get away with light punishment in most jurisdictions. The relevant audiences for this book include law students, business students, sociology students, and criminology students. Fraud examiners, defense attorneys, compliance officers, police investigators, as well as prosecutors can find the structural model of convenience to be an ideal template in preparing corporate crime case narratives.

Focusing on corporate responses to scandals, this brief analyzes how the narratives crafted by corporate agents evolve from the initial public exposure to the release of investigative reports. Utilizing the theory of accounts and insights from crisis management, it studies thirteen corporations embroiled in high-profile scandals, revealing shifts in their communication strategies and the implications for reputation management throughout the crisis.

Focusing on the interplay between personal motives and organizational opportunities, this book offers a fresh perspective on white-collar crime. It explores how shifts in individual motivations influence the propensity for deviant behavior within organizations. Aimed at professionals in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Criminal Law, and Business Studies, it provides valuable insights into the complexities of white-collar crime dynamics.

Focusing on the theory of convenience, this book delves into the motivations and enabling factors behind white-collar crime within the business context. It posits that elite individuals' likelihood of committing and concealing economic offenses is influenced by their inclination towards convenience in appealing yet problematic scenarios. The chapters are structured around key theoretical dimensions, including economic motives, organizational opportunities, and personal willingness, providing a comprehensive exploration of the dynamics of white-collar criminal behavior.