Fraud Star Drives to Asset Misappropriation Moderated by Internal Controls

Abstract

The objective of this study was to obtain empirical evidence in which a fraud star, representing five contributing factors to fraud, influences asset misappropriation and that internal controls moderate the effect of fraud star with respect to asset misappropriation. The study used a descriptive research method with a quantitative approach. The primary data included 49 indicators distributed to 282 employees who were employed in 5 state-owned companies (BUMN) in Indonesia. The data collection was performed by using a purposive sampling method and analytical method of structural equation modeling (SEM), while partial least square (PLS) were used for data analysis. Based on the results, it showed that the causes commonly associated with fraud, namely pressure, opportunity, justification, and capability have a positive effect on asset misappropriation, while integrity and internal controls operate in the opposite way. It has also been found that internal controls do not undermine the influence of pressure, opportunity, justification, and capability with respect to asset misappropriation. Furthermore, it does not strengthen the influence of integrity on asset misappropriation.