ABSTRACT
Theory is a necessary part of research in organization sciences, and convenience theory emphasizes the organizational opportunity to commit and conceal white-collar crime. Theory development is defined by Weick (1989) as disciplined imagination, where theory is an ordered set of assertions about a generic behavior or structure assumed to hold throughout a significantly broad range of specific instances. Threat of bankruptcy or threat of other kinds of financial loss is a frequent economical motive for white-collar crime. Organizational dynamics is an interesting perspective on white-collar crime. Organizational dynamics may over time create a culture for misconduct and crime. Entrepreneurs are often seen as important economic agents, driving forward employment, opportunities and economic development. Deviance is here both behavior and outcome, as behavior leads to crime. The behavioral willingness to commit white-collar crime can be reversed when fraud is detected. Reisig and Holtfreter (2013) studied elderly victims of shopping fraud in the United States.
