Should I keep a secret? The effects of trade secret protection procedures on employees' obligations to protect trade secrets

Organization Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-84

  Hannah, David R ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control; Intellectual property; Knowledge management; Obligations; Trade secrets; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 14944365276     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1040.0113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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