Avondale Industries has an employment policy that requires its new employees in certain areas (research and development, engineering, quality engineering, marketing, and sales) to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) to protect the technology, processes, and contacts that are developed by its employees. It is now asking all current employees in these departments who have not previously signed an NDA to do so. Is it a good idea for Avondale to require employees to sign an NDA? Why or why not?

1) It is important to require employees to sign an NDA to send a signal to all employees that sharing crucial company information is not acceptable.

2) Requiring an NDA will protect the company from losing confidential information as new technologies, processes, and contacts are invented or developed.

3) An NDA is not necessary because it is possible to reverse engineer almost everything. It is unrealistic for the company to think it can protect its intellectual property.

4) Having the employees sign an NDA is not necessary. Requiring an NDA would make them feel they are no longer trusted.

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