Bøger af Petter Gottschalk

Beginning with an overview of theories and models, the book details specific issues such as drug trafficking, prostitution, and economic crime and considers the latest methods to combat them. Among others, it discusses the Mafia, Hell's Angels, and terrorists.

Fraud and Corruption is at the core of financial crime by white-collar offenders. This book provides an introduction to the shadow economy and presents the theory of convenience for white-collar crime. It explains why so few are willing to blow the whistle on people in the elite for misconduct and crime. The book is aimed at readers who are training for and working in control functions. The book illustrates challenges in controlling public administration by political bodies. Readers will learn the definitions of fraud and corruption, the convenience perspective, the role of whistleblowers, and the importance of fraud and corruption investigations. In addition, it presents updated research on white-collar crime as explained by convenience theory and illustrated by problematic issues such as whistleblower retaliation.

This open access book examines the magnitude, causes of, and reactions to white-collar crime, based on the theories and research of those who have uncovered various forms of white-collar crime.

A collection of methodologies and tools useful in managing relationships and task execution to help in developing successful IT outsourcing interactions. It enables researchers to examine various issues and allows managers to improve outsourcing relationships.

Presents a collection of research and analysis on the principles of service, knowledge and organisational capabilities. This book aims to clarify IT strategy procedures and management practices and how they are used to shape a firm's knowledge organisations as well as facilitate service innovation and customer value co-creation.

The CIO position and importance depend on information technology maturity in the organization, value configuration, strategic IT resources, e-business approach, and IT governance structure. This book provides analysis within theoretical frameworks and consulting recommendations, and starts with the demand side of CEO successions.

Improved interoperability between public organizations as well as between public and private organizations is of critical importance to make electronic government more successful. This book focuses on the integration of fresh technologies into digital government, generating insights into e-government interoperability.

Based on the premise that it is difficult, if not impossible, to manage a modern business or public organization without at least some knowledge of the planning, use, control and benefits of information technology. This book also presents several perspectives that influence IS/IT strategy work.

Focuses on what is generally seen as financial or economic crime: theft, fraud, manipulation, and corruption. This book considers how, in some competitive environments, goals can 'legitimise' all kinds of means, and how culture can exert a role in relation to what is seen as acceptable or unacceptable behaviour by individuals.

Organised crime activities have received increased attention throughout the world. All of these activities share one commonality, they are organised and they often rely on some form of official corruption to succeed. This book explains organised crime from a theoretical as well as practical perspective, drawing on international experience.

Beginning with an overview of theories and models, the book details specific issues such as drug trafficking, prostitution, and economic crime and considers the latest methods to combat them. Among others, it discusses the Mafia, Hell's Angels, and terrorists.