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How Competitive Intelligence Rules Encourage Cheating

Harvard Business Review

When HP's ex-CEO Mark Hurd headed to Oracle this fall, his former employer sued him , claiming that by taking the job he put "HP's most valuable trade secrets and confidential information in peril." His most recent book is The Secret Language of Competitive Intelligence.

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Case Study: Follow Dubious Orders or Speak Up?

Harvard Business Review

She understood that gathering competitive intelligence required “creativity”—after all, you were seeking information that your rivals wanted to keep private—but this seemed like it might be crossing the line. “I’ve even talked to the CEO.” ” “You talked to the CEO?