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Corporate Crime
The term corporate crime refers to all illegal behaviors of company employees, which may damage the company.
Results of studies have shown that far over half of questioned companies were victims of white-collar-crime in the past 2-5 years and that in over 60 % of all cases, employees of various hierarchical levels were involved.
On the basis of this information, the following personnel criteria are major factors in the defense against corporate crime:
- Personnel selection and check
- Personnel development
- Personnel training
- Personnel assignment
- Personnel management
While content employees are the most valuable asset of the company, unsatisfied and frustrated employees are the most drastic threat.
There are various forms of corporate crime.
Examples:
- Anonymous insults and threats
- Blackmailing
- Sabotage
- Theft/embezzlement
- Disloyalty
- Corporate corruption
- Betrayal of secrets
- IT-Crime