FRAUDE BEDRIJFSSPIONAGE

August 11th, 2008

More companies will be victims of industrial espionage...spying by competitors for inside dope on product development, bidding, etc., as a way of gaining advantage in business negotiations, contract pricing.

Top targets: High tech, biotech, defense and telecommunications.

Much of the snooping is legal...sleuths chatting up technicians at trade shows, befriending disgruntled workers, sifting through garbage.

COMPANY ESPIONAGE

August 8th, 2008

A TAIWANESE company and two of its former executives were sentenced and fined for stealing trade secrets from adhesives maker Avery Dennison Corp., Pasadena, Calif. It was the first case tried under the 1996 Economic Espionage Act. In another case, a leak of early design information cost a mediumsized producer of consumer electronics goods some $35 million in anticipated sales when a competitor obtained the information and used it to introduce its own version of the product twice as fast as the item's originator expected.

PRE EMPLOYMENT SCREENINGS

August 7th, 2008

How to choose the best ones.

Tired of turnover? Don't trust your intuition? When it comes to making hiring decisions, a completed application form and an interview may not be enough. Add in the right pre-employment screening tool, and it can point you to the most appropriate person for the job. But with so many companies providing a multitude of assessments and consultation services, how do you know which ones to use?

DUE DILIGENCE

August 6th, 2008

FINANCIAL DUE DILIGENCE SERVICES is a discipline lacking definition, scope, clarity and agreement in Australia within the accounting profession. The poor cousin among financial disciplines, it has no mandatory requirements, yet the impact of properly conducting (or not conducting) financial due diligence can have a stunning impact on investment returns.

PRE EMPLOYMENT CHECKS

July 4th, 2008

Due Diligence
The information easily available in respect of companies and individuals is likely to be dated and provides insufficient details to make important decisions about acquisitions or mergers. DK&P will provide comprehensive and informative reports that reflect the true and current situation.

Employment

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