Unsecured Economies: Protecting Vital Information

Research Areas: Policy, Law and Management,

Principal Investigator: Jackie Rees; Karthik Kannan; Eugene Spafford

The goal of the Unsecured Economies project is to examine the attitudes and behaviors regarding the security and integrity of intellectual property across the globe. A survey instrument is being developed which will track managers’ perceptions regarding the threats and risks to intellectual property inherent in a global economy and firm-level response to those threats and risks. The intended outcome of this project is to better understand the risk landscape when it comes to protecting intellectual property and developing guidance to managers for better managing the risk inherent in competing in global markets.

Keywords: intellectual property, security, risk management, survey, risk perception