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BL
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963835
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b718205
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Alexander, Dean C.,1965-
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Business confronts terrorism : : risks and responses /\ Dean C. Alexander.
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| Publication Statement
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Madison :: University of Wisconsin Press/Terrace Books,, ©2004.
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1 online resource (vii, 237 pages)
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| ISBN
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0299189333
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: 9780299189334
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0299189309
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9780299189303
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-231) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Overview of terror threats -- Selected attacks by foreign terrorists against U.S. targets -- Selected attacks by domestic terrorists against U.S. targets -- Selected terror attacks against business worldwide -- Selected terror attacks against nonbusiness targets -- Thwarted terrorist attacks -- 2. Contemporary and future terror threats -- Government terror warnings and advisories -- Terrorists' modus operandi -- Prospective terror targets -- 3. Terrorists and their supporters participate in the economic system -- Companies and individuals aid terrorists -- Products used in furtherance of terrorism -- Services used in furtherance of terrorism -- Criminal activities of terrorists and their abettors -- 4. Financing terror -- Traditional financial services -- Hawalas and other informal money transfer systems -- Nonprofit organizations -- Commodities -- Bogus financial instruments and transactions -- Currency smuggling, wire transfers, and money laundering -- Smuggling -- Securities fraud -- Scams and bank robberies -- State-sponsors of terrorism -- U.S. government responses to terrorism financing -- International responses to terrorism financing -- 5. Security -- Security costs -- Too much money in one place? -- Security providers -- Information security -- Risk and vulnerability assessments -- Risk management and disaster planning -- Sector responses -- 6. Public-private partnership in combating terrorism -- Government assisting industry in the war on terrorism -- Industry aiding government in the war on terrorism -- Sources of tension in the public-partnership in combating terrorism -- 7. Terror's effects on labor and management -- Terror victimizes labor -- Employer and governmental support in crises -- Terror's effects on military personnel -- Workforce challenges and opportunities -- Post-September 11 employer issues -- 8. Additional perspectives on terror's impact on business -- Initial impact of catastrophic terrorism -- Subsequent industry responses -- Transcending consequences of terror on business -- Conclusion.
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Annotation
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Business enterprises-- Security measures-- United States.
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Business-- Effect of terrorism on.
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Industries-- Security measures-- United States.
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Terrorism-- Economic aspects.
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Terrorism-- United States-- Prevention.
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Bedrohung
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Bekämpfung
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Business enterprises-- Security measures.
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Business-- Effect of terrorism on.
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Industries-- Security measures.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- Law Enforcement.
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Terrorism-- Economic aspects.
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Terrorism-- Prevention.
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Terrorismus
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Wirtschaftspolitik
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.32
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HV6432.A433 2004eb
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