Professor Darwin King, Accounting, Professor Dr. Carl Case, Management, and Lecturer Michael McLanahan, Accounting, presented a paper at the March 13-15 meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS).

The title of the paper was “Understanding Fraud: Which Symbols Work Best, the Triangle, Diamond, Pentagon, Hexagon, or Instructional Octagon?” The paper discussed the various symbols that have been used in the past to aid in teaching the concept of fraud.

The authors’ contribution was the “Instructional Fraud Octagon,” which was developed as a teaching aid for classes that discuss the topic of fraud. The octagon describes eight fraud warning signals and is shaped like a red stop sign. In order to stop fraud, students must be made aware of these factors. The diagram also includes the colors of yellow and black, similar to highway caution signs. The paper also won a “Best Paper Award” at the ASBBS conference.

In addition, McLanahan, Case and King earned a Best Paper Award from ASBBS for their paper titled “Passport to Practice: History of CPA Licensure Requirements.” The abstract for the paper was published in the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences proceedings.