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Trade Secrets and Confidential Information
Ashgate Publishing, June 2006, Pages: 160
Trade secrets and confidential information are key dimensions of competitive advantage in a range of industries. The centrality of trade secrets to firms such as Coca Cola is well known. However, they are important to many less prominent companies, both large and small.
They are vulnerable to theft and misappropriation by competitors, as well as current and former employees. The availability of the Internet in workplaces has made misappropriation even easier. Yet the firms who are liable to be the victims of theft or misappropriation are at the same time those who are most likely to be accused by competitors.
This book explores the changing importance of trade secrets and confidential information from a global perspective. It situates the importance of trade secrets and confidential information within wider changes in the importance of information and knowledge to competitive advantage, the globalisation of economic activity, new markets, the availability of new technologies, and other trends. It provides an indication of the magnitude of the issues, an overview of their manifestation within a wide range of industries, and practical advice based on the necessity of evaluating risks.
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