Controlling Unlawful Organizational Behavior: Social Structure and Corporate Misconduct (Studies in Crime and Justice)

Vaughan, Diane

ISBN 10: 0226851745 / ISBN 13: 9780226851747

Published by University of Chicago Press, 1985

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Synopsis:

Diane Vaughan reconstructs the Ohio Revco case, an example of Medicaid provider fraud in which a large drugstore chain initiated a computer-generated double billing scheme that cost the state and federal government half a million dollars in Medicaid funds, funds that the company believed were rightfully theirs. Her analysis of this incident—why the crime was committed, how it was detected, and how the case was built—provides a fascinating inside look at computer crime. Vaughan concludes that organizational misconduct could be decreased by less regulation and more sensitive bureaucratic response.

About the Author: Diane Vaughan is professor of sociology and international and public affairs at Columbia University. She is the author of many books including The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA, also published by the Press.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Controlling Unlawful Organizational Behavior...
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good