Public Service Motivation Theory: Differences between White Collar Criminals in the Public and Private Sectors

Deviant behavior, organizational opportunity, white-collar crime, convenience theory, agency

This paper discusses how criminal entrepreneurship by white-collar criminals can be explained by neutralization theory as white-collar criminals tend to apply

It is the organizational dimension that gives white-collar criminals the opportunity to commit economic crime and hide it in seemingly legal activities in the

This article addresses the following research question: What differences might be found between white-collar criminals conducting fraud versus white-collar criminals involved

Resource-based theory applied to white-collar crime implies that executives and other members of the elite are potential white-collar offenders that are able to

Rather, this paper has presented the knowledge management view on white-collar crime cases, where white-collar criminals can afford a much better defense than street

White-collar crime might be defined as financial crime committed by white- collar criminals (Henning, 2009).. Thus, the definition includes characteristics of the crime as well

Defined in terms of the offense, white-collar crime means financial crime against property for personal or organizational gain.. Defined in terms of the offender,