Title: Business Confronts Terrorism
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.
Subjects: Industries, Political Freedom & Security, Business, Terrorismus, Effect of terrorism on, Law Enforcement, Business enterprises, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Wirtschaftspolitik, Terrorism, Bekampfung, Security measures, Economic aspects, Prevention, Bedrohung, Terrorism, prevention, Industries, security measures