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Re: Theft of information

Laurence S. Moss writes:

>I have argued that firms sometimes try to retard the diffusion of information
>within the firm.  They do this to prevent subgroups from spinning off and
>starting competing units. . . . Anyone have any examples to offer?

Certainly within "the academy" many people restrict the diffusion of their
ideas until they have fully developed them in order to keep others from
stealing their ideas.
Eric Nilsson
Department of Economics
California State University, San Bernardino
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