Increasing firm value through detection and prevention of white-collar crime

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 587-614

  Schnatterly, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Fraud; Governance; Internal control

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); COST ACCOUNTING; INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PUBLIC POLICY;

FRAUD; GOVERNANCE; INTERNAL CONTROL; WHITE-COLLAR CRIME;

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

EID: 0037933290     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.330     Document Type: Article

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