Gleason, Kimberly; Kannan, Yezen H.; Rauch, Christian - In: Journal of Financial Crime 29 (2022) 4, pp. 1191-1221
audit from an independent accounting firm in early stages of funding led to an opportunity for fraud. Design …/methodology/approach The methodology used is a literature review and analysis of startup valuation combined with the Fraud Triangle Theory …. This paper also provides a discussion of WeWork and Zenefits, both highly visible examples of startup fraud, and explores …