The directors fail to address certain key issues. Are they assuming that "no incidents of employee theft have been reported" translates to no employee thefts occurring. There are instances of thefts that go without record all the time because a majority of employee theft goes undetected by management and a majority of honest employees look the other way regarding employee theft and fail to report it due to the "anti-snitch" attitude. Some employers might not find it worthy to report missing items less than a certain value. When a huge corporation has a huge inve

ntory, it is difficult to track all the items that come in and out. For instance, companies will often stock items such as pens, staplers, tapes, other stationery, etc..., and I have known of instances where employees take these items away from company premises. Although many employees think small theft is "acceptable," and as minor as an infraction as it may seem, it still constitutes theft. Certainly, the use of id badges will not hinder these actions in all cases.

The lack of a convincing conclusion stems from the fact there is a lack of evidence to support the directors' claim that id badges deter employee theft. Are there other security measures or factors involved that could possibly be the reason(s) attributable for the lack of employee theft in the ten companies? These ten companies may have security cameras and surveillance monitors properly placed to deter employee theft by eliminating the "opportunity" that drives employees to steal. Where the topic of employee theft is concerned, management's role in defining the norm is es

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