Fraud is a Culture Issue? The Financial Consenquences of Turning a Blind Eye with Evie Wentink

About this episode

The episode discusses how fraud is fundamentally a cultural issue within organizations, featuring insights from guest Evie Wentink.

You may think fraud is a financial issue. And you would be wrong! According to my guest, “Fraud is a culture issue with financial consequences.” And I tend to agree. Everything in an organization — good or bad — begins and ends with culture. When leaders look the other way (as illustrated by Tom Hardin's first fraudulent trade going unchallenged by his boss), a culture of permissiveness takes root. Kelly welcomes back Evie Wentink for her return appearance on Fraudish. Evie is a complia...

People in this episode

Host: Kelly Paxton

Guest: Evie Wentink

Topics covered

• fraud
• organizational culture
• financial consequences
• leadership
• permissiveness

Keywords

• fraud
• culture
• financial consequences
• leadership
• organizational behavior

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