Bagchi, Soumendra Narain and Sharma, Rajeev <br/><br/>
Rethinking security paradigms in the face of external backlash: A case study in private security 

 - Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers   
 - 51(1), Jan-Mar, 2026: p.25-38 
<br/><br/> Security of premises, assets and personnel form an essential requirement for commercial organisations. Lack of security impacts beyond the bottom-line, signalling a joint failure of organisation’s leadership and public governance, attracting more crime. The overloaded government’s police force can hardly dedicate resources to specific businesses. Private security firms, while offering a way out, create legal and socio-political challenges when, in line of duty, they resort to the use of firearms. In this article we research a manufacturing firm whose different security paradigm offers a rare insight into the hitherto relatively unexplored world of industrial security in an Indian context.-Reproduced <br/><br/><br/>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02560909241292137?_gl=1*v7x4sd*_up*MQ..*_ga*NzUxNjcyODAyLjE3Nzc1<br/>NDAxMjU.*_ga_60R758KFDG*czE3Nzc1NDAxMjUkbzEk<br/>ZzEkd<br/>DE3Nzc1NDAxNDAkajQ1JGwwJGgzNTU2NjEzMjE. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Industrial security, Psychological, Deterrence, Attack dogs, Security paradigm