Foluso Philip Adekanmbi, Wilfred I Ukpere

Abstract

Fraud is rampant in a nation like Nigeria, reflecting virtually all national areas. Hence, organizational behavior researchers are attracted to reducing this fraudulent behavior. Therefore, this paper investigates the effect of frugality and materialism on employees’ attitudes towards fraudulent behaviors within the work organization in Lagos and Oyo States of Nigeria. Moreover, it plans to reduce employees’ favorable disposition towards fraudulent behaviors in Nigeria, mainly within Lagos and Oyo States. This paper adopted a survey research design. The analysis exposed that frugality, materialism, and demographic variables significantly affect employees’ attitudes towards fraudulent behaviors within Nigeria’s work organizations. The current study also indicates that frugality significantly negatively affects employees’ attitudes towards fraudulent behaviors within the work organization in Lagos and Oyo States of Nigeria. In contrast, materialism significantly positively affects employees’ attitudes towards fraudulent behaviors within the work organization in Lagos and Oyo States of Nigeria. The current findings also revealed that gender, age, marital status, and work experience contribute significantly to employees’ attitudes towards fraudulent behaviors within the work organization in Lagos and Oyo States of Nigeria. Therefore, the leadership and management of work organizations should promote rewarding constrained behaviors; and train and mentor employees about the benefits of practicing self-restraint in the use of money and possessions and the value they place on them.

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