In the scenario Bob himself said that he wanted to stop his illegal activity when he returned, but expectations of unreal results from his colleagues and clients pushed him to continue with his criminal acts. A 2006 study on white-collar crime and institutional anomie theory by Andrew Schoepfer and N. Puquero states that American society romanticizes risk-takers and people who achieve the dream of success by exploiting the system. We can assume that there was encouragement and even pressure to continue the good work. In business and financial institutions the race to reach the top is fierce, people are encouraged to take all possible steps to get ahead; we can see Bob as a textbook figure in this competition because he has achieved successful positions as president of a prestigious corporation
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