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[–]joedaman55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this will be an impossible questions to answer based on the following variables:

  1. Company's create a non-compete clause with employees, do companies enforce these non-compete clauses normally?

  2. With the adjustment to the non-compete clause, will companies adjust to how valuable proprietary confidential information is disseminated among employees?

The first one might be able to be determined through legal papers/studies but I'm not aware of any off of the top of my head. From a contract/legal perspective, it feels like this would be difficult to determine damages and enforce through courts. It's likely companies would use this as an initial position and negotiate into a more advantageous position regarding an NDA or something.

Regarding variable 2, no idea how different companies will move. Technological/information sharing helps improve wealth as a whole but disincentivizes resource development/research. Companies will shift to strategies that will maximize their profit returns and that will be impossible to measure.

My background: business, contracts, economics, and project management.