Perceptions of offender motives, opportunities and willingness for financial crime: an empirical analysis of survey responses in six nations

Date26 June 2024
Pages389-402
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-03-2024-0097
Published date26 June 2024
AuthorAzwan Abdullah,Petter Gottschalk,Chander Mohan Gupta,Maryam Kamaei,William Stadler,Andreea-Luciana Urzică
Perceptions of of‌fender motives,
opportunities and willingness for
f‌inancial crime: an empirical
analysis of survey responses in
six nations
Azwan Abdullah
Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Business, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan,
Kota Bharu, Malaysia
Petter Gottschalk
Department of Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Handelshøyskolen BI,
Oslo, Norway
Chander Mohan Gupta
Faculty of Management Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, India
Maryam Kamaei
Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Khuzestan Science and Research
Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz, Iran
William Stadler
Department of Criminology, Saint Martins College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA, and
Andreea-Luciana Urzică
Department of Psychology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania
Abstract
Purpose This study aims to identify perceptions of f‌inancial crime among students in six different c ountries.
Design/methodology/approach Survey research was conducted among students in India, Iran,
Malaysia,Norway, Romania and the USA to compare the ranking of perceptions.
Findings The following three propositionsfor f‌inancial crime had most agreement among respondents:
lack of oversightand guardianship, legitimate access to resourcesand heroic offender status.
Research limitations/implications Scholars involved in various countries conducted survey
research at different points in time with little knowledge of each others survey populations and response
rates.
Practical implications Crime convenience and, thus, attractivenesscan be addressed by focusing on
propositionsf‌inding the strongest agreement in the surveys.
Social implications Agreementand lack of agreement indicate priorities in f‌ighting f‌inancialcrime.
Originality/value The diversityof nations involved in survey research makes this study interesting.
Keywords Corporate guardianship, Offender status, Resource access, Survey research
Paper type Research paper
Empirical
analysis of
survey
responses
389
Journalof Financial Crime
Vol.32 No. 2, 2025
pp. 389-402
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DOI 10.1108/JFC-03-2024-0097
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