Level: Bachelor thesis in Business and Administration Institution: School of business, Society and engineering, Mälardalen University Authors: Ikram Mohamedbrhan, Safia Nyandwi, Dima Saadallah Title: The effects of Fraud and Embezzlement in the organizational structures Supervisor: Stylianos Papaioannou Keywords: Fraud and Embezzlement, Organizational structure, Organizational Change Management (OCM), Corruption inequality /injustice, Ethic and transparency Research question: How does embezzlement and fraud affect the disparities in organizational structures? Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the effect of fraud and embezzlement in organizational structures specifically focusing on the disparities of the tall and flat organizational structures. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted as part of the thesis' qualitative research methodology. The data was then analyzed on a thematic level. Conclusion: The study concludes that the effects of embezzlement and fraud are more severe in the tall organizational structure than in the flat organizational structure. The data show that reporting misconduct is simpler under flat organizational structures. Resulting, a disparate equilibrium regarding corruption in organizational structures.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mdh-62669 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Nyandwi, Safia, Mohamedbrhan, Ikram, Saadallah, Dima |
| Publisher | Mälardalens universitet, Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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