Espionage and Subversion in an Industrial Society

An Examination and Philosophy of Defence for Management

Peter Hamilton

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781032459004
• eBook ISBN: 9781000867039
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Business General
• Index: Politics & International Relations

First Published in 1967, Espionage and Subversion in an Industrial Society presents a comprehensive overview of the true significance of industrial espionage and its relationship with the struggle for economic supremacy of a nation. Industrial espionage is a growth industry and the new battlefield where nations and ideologies struggle for economic supremacy. This and subversive activity may seem relatively harmless in comparison with a 'hot war'. It is however precisely because the temperature of an all-out war would destroy the civilization, we know that industrial espionage and subversion assume importance. In this book Mr Hamilton has combined his own extensive security knowledge with thorough research in his subjects. This is an interesting read for scholars of diplomacy, international economics, and international politics.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Acknowledgements
• The Attack
• The Arena
• The Defence
• Bibliography
• A The Nature of Competitive Information
• B Hiring a Competitor’s Employee
• C How to Hire and Use a ‘Special’ Investigator
• D Cost of Competitive Information
• E The Case of the Electrical Trades Union
• F The Seamen’s Strike 1966
• G The Scamp Report on the Motor Industry & Subversion in the Amalgamated Engineering Union
• H Early Security Organisation
• I Defoe’s Scheme for General Intelligence
• J Graphology as an Aid to Personnel Selection
• K Historic Examples of Espionage and Intelligence
• L The Wade System of Gradation of Sources of Information
• Index