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How People Rationalize Fraud

If you ask people whether they think stealing is wrong, most of them would answer yes. And yet, in 2013, organizations all over the world lost an estimated total of $3.7 trillion to fraud. This presentation explains how the fraud triangle, (developed by criminologist Donald Cressey) can help us understand how seemingly good people can make unethical decisions in their daily lives. Published June, 2015. ...

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Business / Accounting / Ethics

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Date Added to MERLOT:: August 19, 2017
Date Modified in MERLOT:: December 13, 2019
Author:: Kelly Richman Pope, DePaul University
Submitter:: Susan Moncada
Primary Audience:: College Upper Division
Technical Format:: Website

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Language:: English
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Rebecca Bogie (Faculty)

6 years ago

This video's animation is engaging and makes the three facets of the fraud triangle more memorable. The length and level of the video is appropriate for an introduction to the topic or a refresher.

Cathy Swift (Administrator)

7 years ago

This is a short video that explains the 3 parts of the fraud triangle. It is very clever and helps people understand how easily they can slip into fraudulent situations. Could play this video in class and have a discussion about it when covering fraud

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