Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal

"This fascinating book reads like a fast-paced novel that details the motivations and consequences of white-collar crime."―Arthur Levitt, former chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission

From financial fraud to Ponzi schemes, the failings of corporate titans are regular fixtures in the news. In Why They Do It, Harvard Business School professor Eugene Soltes draws from extensive personal interaction and correspondence with nearly fifty former executives, as well as the latest research in psychology, criminology, and economics, to investigate how once-celebrated executives become white-collar criminals. Never before have we been able to peer so deeply into the minds of the prominent perpetrators of white-collar crime.

Author: Eugene Soltes
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 03/05/2019
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9781541774179
ISBN10: 1541774175
BISAC Categories:
- True Crime | White Collar Crime
- Social Science | Criminology

About the Author
Eugene Soltes is the McLean Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and the founder of Integrity Lab, a compliance analytics and advisory firm, His research on corporate malfeasance has been extensively cited by the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, and The Economist.