Hilenin Geometrisine Eleştirel Bir Bakış ve Durumsal Eylem Teorisi Çerçevesinde Bir Model Önerisi

Abstract

Geometrik metaforlar 60 yılı aşkın bir süredir hile teorisinde kullanılmaktadır. Bu metaforlar içinde en
yaygın kullanılanı hile üçgenidir. Hile üçgeni; kapsamı, unsurların ikame edilebilirliğini gözden kaçırması,
algısallığı, bireyciliği ve tek yönlülüğüyle oldukça sert eleştirilere maruz kalmıştır. Hile üçgeninden sonra
geliştirilen farklı modeller, eklemeler ve modifikasyonlarla hile üçgeninin eksikliklerini kapatmaya çalışmış
ancak hiçbiri hile üçgeni kadar popüler olamamıştır. Bu çalışmada, hilenin yapısını ve nedenselliğini
açıklamada geleneksel bir yaklaşım haline gelen geometrik metafor kullanımından uzaklaşılarak Durumsal
Eylem Teorisi'ne (DET) dayalı bir model önerilmektedir. Çalışmanın amacı, hilenin tek boyutlu metaforlarla
açıklanamayacak kadar karmaşık ve çok boyutlu bir yapıya sahip olduğunu ortaya koymak ve bu bağlamda hile
riskini matematiksel bir formülle ölçen teorik bir model geliştirmektir.

Keywords

• Hile
• Hile Teorisi
• Hile Üçgeni
• Durumsal Eylem Teorisi

A Critical Overview of the Geometry of Fraud and a Model Proposal within the Framework of Situational Action Theory

Abstract

Geometric metaphors have been used in fraud theory for more than 60 years. The most commonly used of
these metaphors is the fraud triangle. The fraud triangle has been criticized severely for its scope,
substitutability of its elements, perceptuality, individuality and one-sidedness. Different models developed
afterwards tried to cover the shortcomings of the fraud triangle with additions and modifications, but none of
them became as popular as the fraud triangle. In this study, by moving away from the use of geometric
metaphors, which has become a traditional approach in explaining the structure and causality of fraud, a model
based on Situational Action Theory (SAT) is proposed. The aim of the study is to reveal that fraud has a complex
and multi-dimensional structure that cannot be explained with one-dimensional metaphors, and in this context,
to develop a theoretical model expressed in a mathematical formula for measuring fraud risk.

Keywords

• Fraud
• Fraud Theory
• Fraud Triangle
• Situational Action Theory.

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