The management and security of trade secrets: An exploratory study

International Journal of Intellectual Property Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-277

  Stead, D Richard ^a   Cross, Adam R ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti betrayal mechanisms; Confidential information; Information theft; Intellectual property management; Security; Trade secrets

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878832988     PISSN: 14789647     EISSN: 14789655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJIPM.2009.024405     Document Type: Article

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