The Economic Costs and Implications of High-Technology Hardware Theft

by James N. Dertouzos, Eric V. Larson, Patricia A. Ebener

Overview

Results of a 9 month survey of 95 firms on hardware theft.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780833027276
Publisher:	RAND Corporation
Publication date:	04/14/1999
Pages:	79
Product dimensions:	6.42(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.21(d)
Lexile:	1500L (what's this?)

About the Author

Eric Larson (Ph.D., Policy Analysis, RAND Graduate School) is a policy analyst at RAND with nearly two decades of experience, primarily in national security and foreign affairs.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Introduction Background The Many Dimensions of High-Tech Hardware Theft Method Organization of This Report Chapter Two: The Direct Costs of High-Tech Hardware Theft Estimate of Industry Direct Losses Key Patterns in the Loss Data Predicting Company Loss Experiences Chapter Three: The Indirect Costs of High-Tech Hardware Theft Displaced Demand, or Lost Sales Security Investments and Insurance Pricing Increases Due to Increased Costs Effects on Manufacturers of Thefts from Final Business Customers Simulating the Effects of Indirect Costs Second-Order Effects of Hardware Theft Chapter Four: Returns on Security Investments Chapter Five: Summary of Findings and Policy Conclusions Summary of Findings Policy Conclusions Appendix A. OVERVIEW OF THEFT INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM (TIRS) AND DATA COLLECTION PROTOCOLS B. MODELS OF THE INDIRECT COSTS OF THEFT C. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF LOSS PATTERNS Bibliography ———————————————————————————————————————- -