Abstract Solomon Asch was a social psychologist that worked on issue of conformity. He worked in a lab and tested nine participants having one being a confederate, knowing when to say the wrong answer. They were shown multiple images of lines and were asked which one was different. Depending on the ...
Abstract Business losses due to employee theft are estimated to approach $200 billion annually in the US. Experts pose many reasons for employee theft, but provide few prevention strategies for human resource managers. The various causes of employee theft are explored, from employee personality characteristics, to the social environment, to flaws in the organization's control system. From this analysis, guidelines for theft prevention strategies are offered. Since strategies may involve top-down control or trust-building experiences for employees and managers, HR managers are encouraged t...
