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Employee Theft (Scenario)
Barbara is the product manager of an energy company which operates in the Americas. She is concerned about the increased employee theft observed in the factory. A study has shown that $30,000 worth of merchandise was accounted to employee theft in the year 2010.


Barbara consults a criminologist to identify the reasons for employee thefts. Which of the following is the most likely interpretation that the criminologist would present?
◦ People steal because the opportunity presents itself through lax controls.
◦ People steal because they can rationalize whatever they're doing.
◦ Favorable circumstances tempt people to commit crimes.
◦ People steal to impress their buddies.
◦ People have financial-based pressures which motivate them to steal.

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[armygirl]

Employee Theft (Scenario)
Barbara is the product manager of an energy company which operates in the Americas. She is concerned about the increased employee theft observed in the factory. A study has shown that $30,000 worth of merchandise was accounted to employee theft in the year 2010.


Barbara wants to take corrective measures to prevent future theft. Which of the following is a feedback control that Barbara could use to control theft?
◦ Openly communicate the costs of stealing.
◦ Use corporate hotlines for reporting incidences.
◦ Use video surveillance equipment.
◦ Educate and train employees about the policies.
◦ Use the services of professional investigators.

[Ksanderson1296]

Use the services of professional investigators.

[sam.t96]

Employee Theft (Scenario)
Barbara is the product manager of an energy company which operates in the Americas. She is concerned about the increased employee theft observed in the factory. A study has shown that $30,000 worth of merchandise was accounted to employee theft in the year 2010.


Which of the following can be categorized as theft by an employee?
◦ sharing daily work information with one's spouse
◦ forgetting to leave behind a pen used in the last meeting of the day
◦ filing an expense claim for a joint lunch paid for by the manager of another department
◦ taking home a USB drive to finish a report due the next morning
◦ taking home brochures advertising in-house training courses

[vickybb89]

filing an expense claim for a joint lunch paid for by the manager of another department

[laurencescou]

Employee Theft (Scenario)
Barbara is the product manager of an energy company which operates in the Americas. She is concerned about the increased employee theft observed in the factory. A study has shown that $30,000 worth of merchandise was accounted to employee theft in the year 2010.


Information technology has caused employee stealing to________.
◦ disappear
◦ decrease
◦ become easier
◦ become harder
◦ escalate

[jrpg123456]

escalate