Date of Conferral
2020
Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
School
Business Administration
Advisor
Jamiel Vadell
Abstract
Fraud is a significant worldwide issue for organizations of every size and industry. Small nonprofit organizations are particularly vulnerable to financial and reputational loss due to a fraud incident, which can be devastating. Grounded in the Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission framework, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore fraud risk mitigation strategies employed by management in a small nonprofit organization in Florida. Three managers in a small nonprofit organization in Florida, participated in face-to-face semistructured interviews to share their fraud risk mitigation strategies. The data collection process also included inspection of business documents, including the board of director minutes, audited financial statements, policy and program documents, and training records. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. The three key emergent themes were establishing an ethical culture and tone at the top, board of director and management monitoring, and implementation of internal controls. The implications for positive social change include the potential for reducing fraud incidents that will result in a decrease in the financial and reputational loss in small nonprofit organizations.
Recommended Citation
Marchetti, Anne M., "Small Nonprofit Fraud: Risk Mitigation Strategies" (2020). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 9183.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/9183
