OpRisk Europe: Fairness fights fraud, conference told

Dysfunctional organisations cause fraud, says a psychologist

Fair and open infrastructures are the best protection against internal fraud, psychologist Adrian Furnham told the OpRisk Europe conference in London on June 9. Furnham, a professor of psychology at University College London, explained: "Fraud is caused by dysfunctional organisations. One of the issues is management policies and the way in which they're introduced." This can lead to embitterment, which is often a contributing factor to fraud, he said.

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