%0 Journal Article %1 springerlink:10.1023/A:1021611601240 %A Chan, Marjorie %D 2003 %I Springer Netherlands %J Journal of Business Ethics %K corporate distrust espionage trust workplace %P 45-58 %R 10.1023/A:1021611601240 %T Corporate Espionage and Workplace Trust/Distrust %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1021611601240 %V 42 %X The central focus of this research is: The growing corporate espionage activities due to fierce competition lead to highly controlling security measures and intensive employee monitoring which bring about distrust in the workplace. The paper examines various research works on trust and distrust. It highlights the conflictful demands managers face. They have to deter espionage activities, but at the same time, build trusting relationships in the workplace. The paper also describes various operations, personnel, physical and technical countermeasuresto combat corporate espionage together with three espionage case examples which illustrate the importance of some of these countermeasures. Various authors' trust and distrust arguments are used to assess the cases. The paper ends with suggestions for future research.

@article{springerlink:10.1023/A:1021611601240, abstract = {The central focus of this research is: The growing corporate espionage activities due to fierce competition lead to highly controlling security measures and intensive employee monitoring which bring about distrust in the workplace. The paper examines various research works on trust and distrust. It highlights the conflictful demands managers face. They have to deter espionage activities, but at the same time, build trusting relationships in the workplace. The paper also describes various operations, personnel, physical and technical countermeasuresto combat corporate espionage together with three espionage case examples which illustrate the importance of some of these countermeasures. Various authors' trust and distrust arguments are used to assess the cases. The paper ends with suggestions for future research.}, added-at = {2011-11-12T18:57:24.000+0100}, author = {Chan, Marjorie}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/26bd00e6e98ea8a93073a6880cdeb4df4/gizmoguy}, description = {SpringerLink - Journal of Business Ethics, Volume 42, Number 1}, doi = {10.1023/A:1021611601240}, interhash = {bf6851cbd3dd7a2f7d7376afd13e17c1}, intrahash = {6bd00e6e98ea8a93073a6880cdeb4df4}, issn = {0167-4544}, issue = {1}, journal = {Journal of Business Ethics}, keyword = {Business and Economics}, keywords = {corporate distrust espionage trust workplace}, pages = {45-58}, publisher = {Springer Netherlands}, timestamp = {2011-11-12T18:57:24.000+0100}, title = {Corporate Espionage and Workplace Trust/Distrust}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1021611601240}, volume = 42, year = 2003 }