The M.O.I. acronym is aptly applied to theft and fraud detection, since theft is an ego reinforcing behaviour. Some theft occurs because the perpetrators are attempting to boost their own self worth, others because they feel a lack of self-worth (McShane & Noonan study) while others are stealing to feed their own greed. Theft and fraud rarely occur through actual need, but rather through perceived need or entitlement.
Since M.O.I. stands for Motive, Opportunity and Indicators—three elements of theft and fraud, and MOI is the French word for me (self), the ego-driven nature of theft is easily encapsulated in those three letters.
When using the MOI Inventory, you should recognize the subjective nature of theft or fraud and also consider that weighting scores to determine propensity or likelihood of theft is similarly subjective to a degree. Nonetheless, the MOI Inventory is an invaluable tool to use to assess the risks to your business.
This program does not provide the entire scoring scale for each business. Rather, you should read each item and decide if it is applicable to your specific operation before reading the comments that follow each item, to obtain a general impression of your vulnerability.
The MOI Inventory application, available in Android (Google, etc.) or Apple (IPhone, Mac and IPad), is available in various app stores, or may be obtained directly through us.
For training purposes, MOI Inventory documentation is available in our book, “Get Your Hands Outta My Pockets,” available on Amazon and other book or e-book vendors.
Begin analyzing your company’s susceptibility to theft and fraud here. There are two ways to do this: 1) Click on “Employees,” “Customers” or “Suppliers/Sales” in the top menu and find your business type, or select your business type from the main menu and follow the sub-pages, reviewing all relevant tips.