A recent report by one of the big accountancy firms has shown that middle managers are increasingly turning to fraud and theft – the result of jealousy over high pay among top executives, fear of losing their jobs and the difficulty of hitting targets needed to get bonuses.
More than 40% of firms surveyed said they have been victim of some type economic crime over the past 12 months, including accounting fraud, figures cooked to hit bonus targets and theft of cash.
Middle managers are now committing 47% of all economic crimes, compared with 32% two years ago.
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