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organizational crime

organizational crime noun: white-collar crime that is committed by employees of an otherwise noncriminal organization, with or without the consent of the management and with at least some benefit to the organization.

Noun

organizational crime (countable and uncountable, plural organizational crimes)

  1. White-collar crime that is committed by employees of an otherwise noncriminal organization, with or without the consent of the management and with at least some benefit to the organization.

Forms of organizational crime

pluralorganizational crimes

Questions about organizational crime

What does organizational crime mean?
Organizational crime means white-collar crime that is committed by employees of an otherwise noncriminal organization, with or without the consent of the management and with at least some benefit to the organization.
What part of speech is organizational crime?
Organizational crime is a noun.
What is the plural of organizational crime?
The plural of organizational crime is organizational crimes.

Words near organizational crime in the dictionary

  1. organizational breakdown structures
  2. organizational chart
  3. organizational charts
  4. organizational climate
  5. organizational climates
  6. organizational crime
  7. organizational crimes
  8. organizationalization
  9. organizationalized
  10. organizationalizing
  11. organizationally

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