Internal Fraud and Food& Hospitality Business Owners: Silent killers of GOPPAR.

Internal Fraud and Food & Hospitality Business Owners: Silent Killers of GOPPAR by James Inam Stephenson is a Harvard-inclined, globally relevant strategic exposé on one of the most underestimated profit destroyers in the hospitality sector—internally driven financial leakage. This compelling e-book dissects how employee collusion, inventory theft, revenue diversion, procurement manipulation, payroll abuse, and weak supervisory controls silently erode Gross Operating Profit Per Available Room (GOPPAR) and overall business sustainability. Stephenson blends forensic hospitality insight with financial governance strategy to reveal the hidden pathways through which trusted insiders compromise margins, distort reporting, and weaken owner returns. Beyond identifying the threats, the book provides internationally aligned fraud prevention frameworks, control checklists, audit triggers, and owner-focused corrective mechanisms designed to strengthen accountability and restore profitability. Ideal for hotel owners, restaurant operators, finance managers, internal auditors, and hospitality investors, this e-book serves as both a profit protection manual and a strategic defense system against invisible operational sabotage.