Books by Petter Gottschalk

Using convenience theory within a comparative analysis which includes case-studies, the book explores both European and American paradigms, perspectives and models to determine where white-collar crime exists within the contemporary workplace and how this might relate to the ongoing discourse on cybercrime.

This book applies a structural model of convenience theory to suspected crime and a maturity model to investigation reports. Evidence of white-collar convenience themes in each case study is derived from internal investigation reports by fraud examiners.

This brief extends studies on how corporations respond to scandals by examining the evolution of the accounts that corporate agents develop after a scandal becomes public.

There are many approaches to understanding white-collar crime. This volume highlights the importance of police intelligence in confronting these crimes and criminals and focuses on the identification, retrieval, storage, and application of information resources.

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.

Investigating white-collar crime is distinguished from other types of crime by: concealment of the crime rather than the criminal, victims who may be unaware of the crime and not directly visible to the criminal, and the resources available to suspects.

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.

Presents business-technology alignment processes, interaction processes, and decision processes, helping the reader study information technology from a dynamic, rather than a static, perspective.

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.

Presents the research and trends in using knowledge management to aid police activities. This book presents the principles and practices that help law enforcement professionals find ways to bring vast amounts of knowledge to bear in law enforcement, and to prepare the next generation of police officers for a more knowledge-intensive field.

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.

The main objective of knowledge management is to support the creation, transfer, and application of knowledge. This book combines knowledge management with other subject areas within the management information systems field.