Antecedents of white collar crime in organizations: A literature review

Abstract

This study is focused on reviewing the literature of white collar crimesto identify factors which determine them in public sector organizations.Referring to a crime committed by someone of high social status, theliterature suggest that the major causes of prevalence of white collarcrimes are peer support, corporate culture, lack of accountability andlack of reporting. This review helps to understand the importance ofwhite collar crime in today's public sector organizations.