Economic Crime and Organisational Deviance: A Study of Relative Convenience

By Christopher Hamerton and Peter Gottschalk

Within the contemporary business sphere, the avoidance of organisational deviance is closely linked to business practice, reputation, responsibility, and the social licence to operate. This book examines organisational deviance through the lenses of motive, opportunity, and convenience, exploring its relationship to corporate social responsibility and private business self-regulation. It considers how normative pressures shape perceptions of legitimacy and influence efforts to avoid malpractice and corruption. Linking organisational deviance to established models of business legitimacy, ethical practice, and conformance, the book also examines episodes of business illegitimacy, revealing how organisations navigate the boundaries between accepted conduct and deviant behaviour.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1807581225
• ISBN13: 9781807581220
• Release Date: December 2026
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 256 Pages