IJBE (Integrated Journal of Business and Economics)
Vol 10, No 2 (2026): Integrated Journal of Business and Economics

Integrity as a Contingency in Asset Misappropriation: Behavioral and Fraud Risk Perspectives

Tertiarto Wahyudi (Universitas Sriwijaya)
Umi Kalsum (Universitas Sriwijaya)
Mukhtaruddin Mukhtaruddin (Universitas Sriwijaya)
Rika Henda Safitri (Universitas Sriwijaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Jun 2026

Abstract

Abstract The study aims to analyze the influence of manager behavior, fraud risk elements, and integrity on asset misappropriation at a banking branch office in Palembang. The population of this research is managers of banking branch offices in Palembang who have been registered with the Financial Services Authority.The sample was determined based on a simple random sampling technique, namely 80 respondents. Data collection techniques used in this research are literature study and questionnaires. The results showed that moral obligation, pressure, and rationalization had a positive and significant effect on asset misappropriation. Meanwhile, behavior towards fraud, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, opportunities, and abilities have no significant effect on asset misappropriation. In addition, integrity is able to moderate the influence attitude toward the fraud, perceived behavioral control, opportunity, rationalization and capability with asset misappropriation. 

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IJBE

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Humanities Social Sciences

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Integrated Journal of Business and Economics (IJBE) is intended to be the journal for publishing articles reporting the results of research on economics. IJBE invites manuscripts in the various topics include, but not limited to, topics covered include: Entrepreneurship, electronic markets Services, ...