Abstract
Convenience theory suggests that white-collar crime by CEOs occurs because of a financial motive , an organizational opportunity , and an acceptable deviant behavior. The Russian-American psychologist Abraham Maslow developed a hierarchy of human needs. Needs start at the bottom with physiological need, need for security, social need, and need for respect and self-realization . When basic needs such as food and shelter are satisfied, then the person moves up the pyramid to satisfy needs for safety and control over own life situation.
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Gottschalk, P. (2017). Convenient Financial Motive. In: CEOs and White-Collar Crime. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55935-3_4
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