The Effects of Corporation- and Industry-Level Strain and Opportunity on Corporate Crime

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-185

  Wang, Xia ^a   Holtfreter, Kristy ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

corporate crime; opportunity; strain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860667562     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427810395321     Document Type: Article

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