Strategies and Process of Trade Secret Misappropriation Mitigation: The Case of UK

OZCAN, OLEKSANDRA; Pickernell, David

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Strategies and Process of Trade Secret Misappropriation Mitigation: The Case of UK

OLEKSANDRA OZCAN, David Pickernell

Strategic Change

Swansea University Authors: OLEKSANDRA OZCAN, David Pickernell

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Trade Secrets (TS) are vital for innovation‐driven companies, and their loss can inflict significant financial and reputational damage, particularly in the absence of established policies to mitigate misappropriation in the UK. The current academic literature lacks detailed strategies for firms to e...

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Strategies and Process of Trade Secret Misappropriation Mitigation: The Case of UK

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