The Economic Costs and Implications of High-Technology Hardware Theft

, by Dertouzos, James N.; Larson, Eric V.; Ebener, Patricia A.

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ISBN: 9780833027276 | 0833027271
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 4/14/1999

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Results of a 9 month survey of 95 firms on hardware theft.

Preface

iii

Figures

vii

Tables

Executive Summary

Acknowledgments

xix

Acronyms

xxi

Introduction

(6)

Background

(2)

The Many Dimensions of High-Tech Hardware Theft

(1)

Method

(1)

Organization of This Report

(2)

The Direct Costs of High-Tech Hardware Theft

(10)

Estimate of Industry Direct Losses

(2)

Key Patterns in the Loss Data

(6)

Losses by Value

(1)

Losses by Product Category

(2)

Thefts by Incident Scenario

(1)

Geographic Patterns

(1)

Location of Thefts

(1)

Predicting Company Loss Experiences

(2)

The Indirect Costs of High-Tech Hardware Theft

(12)

Displaced Demand, or Lost Sales

(1)

Security Investments and Insurance

(1)

Pricing Increases Due to Increased Costs

(1)

Effects on Manufacturers of Thefts from Final Business Customers

(1)

Simulating the Effects of Indirect Costs

(5)

Second-Order Effects of Hardware Theft

(3)

Returns on Security Investments

(4)

Summary of Findings and Policy Conclusions

(28)

Summary of Findings

(3)

Policy Conclusions

(5)

Policy Implications for Firms

(2)

Policy Implications for Industry

(1)

Policy Implications for Society

(2)

Appendix

A. Overview of Theft Incident Reporting System (TIRS) and Data Collection Protocols

(8)

B. Models of the Indirect Costs of Theft

(10)

C. Statistical Analysis of Loss Patterns

(2)

Bibliography

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The Economic Costs and Implications of High-Technology Hardware Theft

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