Explaining white-collar crime: an empirical study of convenience theory

Petter Gottschalk

International Journal of Corporate Governance, 2016, vol. 7, issue 3, 274-286

Abstract: Convenience theory consists of three dimensions to explain white-collar crime. First, the economic dimension explains profit-oriented financial crime. Next, the organisational dimension explains legal access and cover-up activities. Finally, the behavioural dimension provides a number of explanations for deviant behaviours. The organisational dimension represents a challenge to corporate governance as trusted and privileged individuals in the organisation abuse their professional position to commit financial crime. A sample of 405 convicted white-collar criminals in Norway is introduced in this article to examine white-collar crime empirically in light of convenience theory.

Keywords: convenience theory; corporate governance; organisational opportunity; white collar crime; profit-oriented financial crime; legal access; cover-ups; deviant behaviour; Norway; trust; privilege; professional position. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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