Blar i Publikasjoner fra CRIStin - BI på forfatter "Gottschalk, Petter"
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Analysis of economic crime in religious institutions using convenience theory: What is so special about motive, opportunity and willingness
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)There is a research debate whether or not religious people demonstrate less delinquent behavior in terms of white-collar crime. This article focuses on those members of religious institutions who become offenders, and the ... -
Application of convenience theory and evaluation of Fraud examination: The case of the Deloitte investigation of the Sheriff's Office in Philadelphia
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Fraud examiners from global accounting firms and local law firms are hired by private and public organizations to investigate suspicion of financial crime committed by white-collar offenders. Reports of the investigations ... -
Application of the theory of convenience to a case of illegal Public procurement of Healthcare services
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)We address the following research question in this article: how can convenience theory in terms of motive, opportunity, and willingness explain deviant behaviour in the case of public procurement of healthcare services in ... -
Approaches to the empirical study of convenience theory for white-collar crime
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Convenience theory suggests that members of the elite in society commit financial crime in their professional roles when alternative actions require too much effort. Convenience is a relative concept where white-collar ... -
BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Claim Investigated by Special Master Freeh: A Case for Application of Convenience Theory to White-Collar Misconduct
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)After an oil spill in the Gulf, British Petroleum had to compensate victims of the accident. The total compensation was $11 billion. As suggested by the theory of convenience, a financial motive, an organizational ... -
Chairman of the board incarcerated for white-collar crime after bankruptcy: What does his autobiography tell us about convenience?
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Some members of the upper echelon in society violate laws whenever they feel necessary. They have access to resources to commit and conceal financial crime while they deny the guilty mind. Autobiographies by convicted ... -
Convenience Dynamics in White-Collar Crime: Financial Motive, Organizational Opportunity and Deviant Behavior
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)System dynamics modeling enables the study of cause-and-effect relationships as well as causal feedback loops. Based on a structural model of white-collar convenience, this article suggests a dynamic model of white-collar ... -
Convenience in white-collar crime: A case study of corruption among friends in Norway
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The theory of convenience is an emerging approach to explain the occurrence of white-collar crime. Convenience theory suggests that there is a financial motive enabling the offender to exploit possibilities and avoid ... -
Convenience in white-collar crime: Introducing a core concept
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This article is concerned with white-collar criminals and considers the role of convenience in explaining crime occurrence. The article puts forward convenience as a theoretical concept that underlies existing theories and ... -
Convenience orientation and white-collar criminogenity: An empirical study
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The theory of convenience suggests that white-collar crime is committed in situations where alternative legitimate actions to avoid problems are more painful and stressful. The extent to which individuals in privileged ... -
Convenience Theory and Cybercrime Opportunity: An Analysis of Online Cyber Offending
Dearden, Thomas; Gottschalk, Petter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The private nature of business creates opportunities for financial crimes. Convenience theory suggests that opportunity, accompanied by a willingness and motive, explains financial crimes. Newer technologies have created ... -
Convenience triangle in white-collar crime: An empirical study of prison sentences
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The theory of convenience suggests that the likelihood of white-collar offenses is dependent on financial motives, organizational opportunities, and personal willingness to commit and conceal financial crime in an occupational ... -
Convenience triangle in white-collar crime: Case studies of relationships between motive, opportunity, and willingness
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The purpose of this article is to illustrate the potential relationships between motives, opportunities, and willingness to commit financial crime by white-collar offenders. We apply the theory of convenience to study six ... -
Deferred Prosecution Agreements as Miscarriage of Justice: An Exploratory Study of Corporate Convenience
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Deferred prosecution agreements and similar arrangements are practiced in many countries when there is suspicion of corporate crime. It is an agreement based on a negotiation that permits the allegedly guilty party not to ... -
Determinants of Fraud examination performance: An empirical study of internal investigation reports
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Fraud examiners from global auditing firms and local law firms are in the business of private policing by conducting internal investigations in private and public organisations when there is suspicion of financial crime. ... -
Determinants of Fraud examination performance: An empirical study of internal investigation reports
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Fraud examiners from global auditing firms and local law firms are in the business of private policing by conducting internal investigations in private and public organisations when there is suspicion of financial crime. ... -
Deterrence Effects Despite Lack of Prosecution: Punishment Outcomes of White-Collar Crime Investigations in Norway
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The national authority Økokrim was established several decades ago to become a policing centre of excellence in the investigation and prosecution of economic and environmental crime in Norway that is especially concerned ... -
Empirical Testing of an Integrated Criminological Theory: The Case of Deductive Convenience for White-Collar Offenders
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper presents the integrated theory of convenience with its dimensions and structural model. Convenience statements derive from the structural model. The research suggests that offenders will find crime more convenient ... -
Entitled to embezzlement? The case of successful executives working for rich heirs
Gottschalk, Petter; Asting, Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
Entrepreneurs in white-collar crime: A convenience perspective
Gottschalk, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)White-collar crime can be a convenient alternative for privileged individuals who want to enrich themselves. Their occupational positions enable them to commit and conceal offenses among legal activities. This is especially ...