Employment Theft

Abstract

Employee theft is considered the most common nonviolent crime committed against businesses. Employee theft is also responsible for billions of dollars' worth of loss each. Such enormous losses undermine the viability of companies and at the same time have a deleterious impact on consumers and the overall economy. In order to implement effective prevention measures, it is therefore important to understand factors that contribute to employee theft. To this end, managers and social science researchers have identified various theoretical explanations to explain employee theft. This entry offers a comprehensive overview of employee theft.