Boredom: The Forgotten Factor in Preventing Worldwide Fraud

2013/08/20 by Matthew Hollow · 1 citation
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Accounting #Audit #Boredom #Business #Commit #Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion #Financial fraud #Hazard #Law #Mind wandering and attention #Optimism, Hope, and Well-being #Political science #Psychological resilience #Psychology #Public relations #Resilience (materials science) #Social psychology #Workforce

paper · doi:10.1002/jcaf.21887

openalex publication_date 2013/08/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

Abstract Are bored workers more likely to commit fraudulent offenses in the workplace worldwide? The author conducts research at the U.K.‐based Institute of Hazard, Risk, and Resilience. In this article, he reveals how a lack of stimulation—or want of productive engagement—among an organization's workforce can significantly increase the risk of financial fraud in the workplace. So CEOs, regulators, and auditors all need to pay greater attention to employees' job satisfaction levels. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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