Business Confronts Terrorism
Subtitle: Risks and Responses
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press; University of Wisconsin Press/Terrace Books
Published: December 15, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780299189303
Subjects: Business & Management; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; USA; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; Business; Economic aspects; Effect of terrorism on; Prevention; Terrorism; United States
Description: "Industry constitutes a prime target of contemporary terrorism. This book analyzes the threats companies face due to terrorism, industry responses to these dangers, and terrorism's effects on conducting business in the post-9/11 environment. Dean C. Alexander details the conventional and unconventional terror capabilities facing industry. He describes the activities of terrorists in the economic system and the ways they finance their operations." "Alexander discusses how companies can reduce terrorist threats and how corporate security can minimize political violence. He outlines the dynamics of the public-private partnership against terrorism: government aiding industry, business supporting government, and tensions between the two. He also delineates terrorism's effects - financial, physical, and emotional - on workers and employers. He highlights the negative financial and economic consequences of terrorism. He discusses the impact of terrorism on traditional business practices and concludes with an assessment of future trends."--BOOK JACKET.