Small Change, Big Problems : Detecting and Preventing Financial Misconduct in your Library.

Fraud requires three conditions: financial need, rationalization, and opportunity. Lax or nonexistent financial management, along with an "it cant happen here" attitude, create the quintessential fraud opportunity waiting to happen in many libraries. This hands-on guide discusses the uniqu...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Snyder, Herbert
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : ALA Editions, 2006
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505 0 |a Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Fraud: How it Occurs in Organizations and Why Libraries are Susceptible; Chapter 2: Internal Control: What It Is and Why Libraries Need It; Chapter 3: Common Weakness in Your Libraries Internal Control System: How to Recognize and Correct Them; Chapter 4: Change Managements and Fraud Prevention: Allowing the Improvements You Make Work; Chapter 5: Specific Types of Fraud: Understanding, Detecting, and Preventing Them; Chapter 6: Uncovering Fraud: Techniques for Your Library to Use; Chapter 7: If Fraud Happens: Dealing with the Fallout. 
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