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This paper examines the ties between corporate spying and the accounting profession. While literature hasn't been written specifically on this topic, the paper ties these two concepts together, and offer suggestions of how companies can protect themselves from loss of information. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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is that corporate spying - which has been interchangeable with the terms "corporate espionage" and "competitive intelligence" isnt cloak-and-dagger at all, nor is it particularly dangerous. What it is, primarily,
is research - except what the corporate spy is researching is a competitors information. Corporate spies, as well see, can gain access to a competitors information through a variety of
ways and means, none of which are in the least dangerous (except to the company that is being spied on). Can corporate
spying be tied into accounting? Yes - as well examine throughout this paper, the corporate spy considers almost any information from a competitive standpoint good information. This is especially true
in accounting - accountants, after all, are the guards of a companys financial information. Theyre the ones that see the balance sheets, the revenue flows and - more often than
not - where those revenue streams are coming from. Although accounting isnt typically thought of as a target for corporate spies (at least, not in the media), accounting departments contain
a wealth of information that can assist any competitor, whether that competitor is attempting a hostile takeover, entrance into a new market or development of a new product.
This paper will discuss what corporate spying is, how it is conducted, and how accounting departments can be targets of corporate spies. There is
also a section on how companies - and accountants - can protect themselves and their information from corporate espionage. What Corporate Spying Is
While corporate espionage or spying seems to be a recent phenomenon, or at least, recently reported, it has actually be around for a long time (Rosner, 2001). In 1811,
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