Sticky Fingers Managing the Global Risk of Economic Espionage Hardcover - 2002

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America spends more money on research and development than all other G-7 countries combined, making American companies lucrative, high-profile target for economic espionage. Written by internationally recognized crisis management expert Steven Fink, Sticky Fingers is the first practical guide that shows companies large and small, public or privately held, how to avoid huge financial loses from economic espionage. Readers will be able to intimately follow every step on the Avery Dennison spy case and learn from the vantage point of the spy, the victimised company, the FBI, and Justice Department prosecutors, from first suspicions to ultimately jury verdict. Sticky Fingers also details: Six countries that steal most business trade secrets. Five basic tips companies can use to minimise risk immediately. The ten most important things any company can do to protect its interests Strategies to avoid mistakes in dealing with the news media, FBI, and courts. Critical crisis communications strategies to use after discovering economic espionage. Woven throughout this book, the epic lessons from Avery Dennison are combined with insights of other companies that have been victimised, including G