Deception and Financial Mayhem

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A01=Faisal Sheikh
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accounting fraud
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Author_Saad Maniar
automation
blockchain technology
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corporate psychopath accountant
dark triad
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fraud triangle
people-centric approaches and audit

Product details

  • ISBN 9781637427606
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 30 Apr 2025
  • Publisher: Business Expert Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Deception and Financial Mayhem explores whether the corporate psychopath accountant can be identified, modeled, and ultimately constrained.

This book extensively discusses accounting fraud, including recent accounting scandals, and its relationship with Corporate Governance. Major accounting fraud models, including The Fraud Triangle, are examined and the lens of The Dark Triad (Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychopathy) is also presented to better understand the perpetrators of accounting fraud.

Utilizing the Levenson's Self-Report Psychopathy Scale, a multiple regression model known as the 'Corporate Psychopath Equation' is proposed to potentially identify psychopathic tendencies in accountants and auditors. The foundational aspects of blockchain technology are covered along with its potential to prevent accounting fraud.

The authors outline automation technologies and 'People-Centric Approaches', including the Sheikh Maniar Crowe Anti-Fraud Culture Builder–which can potentially foster an ethical culture and deter accounting fraud until the blockchain technology becomes ubiquitous. Finally, perpetual vigilance is advised, even as the specter of the corporate psychopath accountant may diminish.

Dr. Faisal Sheikh, FCCA, spent more than a decade in audit assurance and business advisory. Faisal is an established academic and award-winning financial reporting teacher, and his research interests include forensic accounting and generative AI. This book marks his fourth publication with Business Expert Press.

Saad Maniar, FCCA, is Senior Partner & Board member at Crowe UAE, an acclaimed practitioner and thought leader with a track record of more than 25 years in audit assurance, taxation, and business advisory. Saad also chairs the UAE ACCA Members Advisory Committee, representing over 10,000 aspiring and working professionals.

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