Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2012
Abstract
Fraud is a powerful tool for profit in organizations and for individuals. Professional investors control more than half the world's GDP and continue to commit fraud at an increasing scale which threatens entire countries and regions. Auditors utilize the framework of the fraud triangle for detection and deterrence. However, when fraud is systematic, both become challenging. Literature is silent concerning the lived experiences of the professional trading community, and there is a paucity of knowledge regarding fraud within it. Semi-structured interviews with 31 professional investors yielded insights into how fraud functions. Our analysis suggests that while opportunity and capability hold true to the literature, other factors such as pressure, rationalization (for a fraud predator), and integrity do not. The presence of an undiscovered sustainable system of fraud may be to blame.
Keywords
fraud, sustainable systems, professional trader, fraud triangle, agency theory, professional investor
Rights
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Department/Center
Design & Innovation
Recommended Citation
Wall, Joseph, "The Power Of Systemic Fraud: Implications For The Fraud Triangle From The Professional Investing Community" (2012). Student Scholarship. 473.
https://commons.case.edu/studentworks/473