Exam 2: VI Flashcards
What is an organization?
a separate and distinct group of people and resources that have been brought together for a common purpose
____________ _________- the attempt to explain and predict the behavior of organizations through observation, analysis, and generalization
Organizational Theories
What are the key features of an organization that lead to corporate offending?
1) Structure
2) Culture
3) Specific Objectives and Policies
What are the 2 types of criminal organizations?
1) Crime-Coercive
2) Crime-Facilitative
What is the difference between Crime-Coercive and Crime-Facilitative organizations?
Crime-Coercive- forcing on encouraging crime
Crime-Facilitative- set it up for them/allows crime to happen; tolerance
Organizations structure is _________ and _____________
complex
deinstitutionalized
Organizations culture= what are their _______, specifically at the ____
beliefs
top
An organizations specific objectives and policies are things that are?
written down (i.e. the policy)
Can corporations act, according to Cressey?
Cressey – corporations are not people, cannot learn, do not have motivations, and cannot form intent
According to Braithwaite and Fisse, what are the ways corporations can act?
- Complex tasks
- Behaviors remain the same
- Individual entities …
- We can model corporate decision-making and test
- Corporations are affected by punishment
Organizational theorists
1) Organizations provide ___________ for crime
2) Organizations influence on _________ ________
3) Corporations/industries are characterized by ______________
opportunties
external domains
rationalizations
Three external things impact corporate behavior
1)
2)
3)
1) Legal license
2) Social license
3) Economic license
Factors that impact rates of WCC/CC in societies
1)
2)
3)
1) Political Environment
2) Cultural Environment
3) Economic Environment
