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Survey – you can help

by Mark Rowe

What is the value of security in the workplace? That is the topic for the latest work by the Security Research Initiative (SRI), and they are asking for your input.

Most organisations agree that security is needed in the workplace to prevent and respond to crime, but what, if any, are the wider benefits, to other corporate departments like HR, Sales and Marketing, Finance, Legal, Procurement and Operations? Does good security help organisations to care for staff and increase their productivity? Does it give a competitive edge? Does it help make a profit? The consultancy Perpetuity Research are conducting a survey as part of the SRI to understand how security does and could be helping other areas of the business.

If you are a security professional or from one of the other corporate departments listed above, and would like to have your say visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SecurityValue. The survey is anonymous, takes approx 10 minutes to complete and the findings will be made available to participants. The deadline for responses is Friday, March 13, 2015.

Background

The previous SRI research was on excellence in security. Some 489 corporate security personnel and security suppliers from around the world were asked to rate various characteristics of outstanding performance. Among other findings, clients and suppliers both favoured the ‘carrot’ rather than the ‘stick’ approach to motivating performance. You can freely access that and other publications at the SRI website. Lately SRI has also gone over the pros and cons of bundling services and security from a single service supplier. Some 16 member companies sponsor the Security Research Initiative (SRI) – for more about becoming a member visit http://perpetuityresearch.com/sri-membership/.

Visit www.perpetuityresearch.com.

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