Fraud prevention strategies: the perception of Saudi Arabian banks employees

The main objective of the study is to examine the perceptions of employees of banks operating in Saudi Arabia on the effectiveness of fraud prevention. A total of 150 questionnaires are distributed among employees of 12 Saudi banks with a response rate of 53.3 %. These fraud prevention strategies ar...

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Main Authors: Ali Hakami, Tahani, Mohd Mohid Rahmat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15297/
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description The main objective of the study is to examine the perceptions of employees of banks operating in Saudi Arabia on the effectiveness of fraud prevention. A total of 150 questionnaires are distributed among employees of 12 Saudi banks with a response rate of 53.3 %. These fraud prevention strategies are classified using Cressey’s fraud triangle which consists of pressure, rationalization and opportunity. The research engaged quantitative research method using questionnaire. The findings indicate that all strategies are perceived to be highly effective with strategies under the opportunity category turned out to be the most effective. However, when detailed analyses of the practices are compared across selected characteristics, various perceptions are revealed. Positive employee recognition, ethics training, imposing penalty, fraud auditing, and disciplinary action are perceived differently between male and female employees. Female employees perceive these fraud prevention policies and strategies as more effective than male employees. On the other hand, the differences in perception is found to be insignificant for working experience, qualifications, accounting experience, age group, job titles, and departments.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:152972020-09-30T07:00:44Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15297/ Fraud prevention strategies: the perception of Saudi Arabian banks employees Ali Hakami, Tahani Mohd Mohid Rahmat, The main objective of the study is to examine the perceptions of employees of banks operating in Saudi Arabia on the effectiveness of fraud prevention. A total of 150 questionnaires are distributed among employees of 12 Saudi banks with a response rate of 53.3 %. These fraud prevention strategies are classified using Cressey’s fraud triangle which consists of pressure, rationalization and opportunity. The research engaged quantitative research method using questionnaire. The findings indicate that all strategies are perceived to be highly effective with strategies under the opportunity category turned out to be the most effective. However, when detailed analyses of the practices are compared across selected characteristics, various perceptions are revealed. Positive employee recognition, ethics training, imposing penalty, fraud auditing, and disciplinary action are perceived differently between male and female employees. Female employees perceive these fraud prevention policies and strategies as more effective than male employees. On the other hand, the differences in perception is found to be insignificant for working experience, qualifications, accounting experience, age group, job titles, and departments. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15297/1/32492-100812-2-PB.pdf Ali Hakami, Tahani and Mohd Mohid Rahmat, (2019) Fraud prevention strategies: the perception of Saudi Arabian banks employees. Asian Journal of Accounting and Governance, 11 . pp. 71-83. ISSN 2180-3838 http://ejournal.ukm.my/ajac/issue/view/1184
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Mohd Mohid Rahmat,
Fraud prevention strategies: the perception of Saudi Arabian banks employees
title Fraud prevention strategies: the perception of Saudi Arabian banks employees
title_full Fraud prevention strategies: the perception of Saudi Arabian banks employees
title_fullStr Fraud prevention strategies: the perception of Saudi Arabian banks employees
title_full_unstemmed Fraud prevention strategies: the perception of Saudi Arabian banks employees
title_short Fraud prevention strategies: the perception of Saudi Arabian banks employees
title_sort fraud prevention strategies: the perception of saudi arabian banks employees
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