The effective business practices of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs)

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dc.contributor.advisorNieto-Gomez, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.advisorDew, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorKurrle, Robert W.,Jr.
dc.contributor.departmentNational Security Affairs
dc.contributor.departmentGraduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP)
dc.dateJun-13
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-01T16:51:43Z
dc.date.available2013-08-01T16:51:43Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.description.abstractA steady drug supply from Mexico is prevalent within the U.S. today, and even when large drug seizures remove drugs from the supply chain, little significance of that reduced supply is seen on the street. Instead, based on little to no change in the drug supply, drug traffickers quickly adapt and overcome the barriers in place so they can ensure their clients continue to receive their supplies while profits are returned to Mexico. However, sustained success from illicit activities is challenging, but the Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) continue to adapt and innovate in an effort to stay ahead of federal authorities. But what kind of strategies do they use that afford them such resilience when faced with policies and law enforcement designed to make them extinct? This thesis, through an analysis of the core activities of drug trafficking and money laundering, will attempt to answer the question: what are the effective business practices used by the Mexican drug cartels?en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.recognitionOutstanding Thesisen_US
dc.description.serviceLieutenant Commander, United States Navyen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/theeffectivebusi1094534693
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/34693
dc.publisherMonterey, California: Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNPS Outstanding Theses and Dissertations
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.authorBusiness Modelsen_US
dc.subject.authorBusiness Strategyen_US
dc.subject.authorDark Economyen_US
dc.subject.authorDeviant Innovationen_US
dc.subject.authorDeviant Entrepreneursen_US
dc.subject.authorMexican Drug Cartelsen_US
dc.subject.authorMexican Drug Trafficking Organizationsen_US
dc.subject.authorDTOsen_US
dc.subject.authorDrug Traffickingen_US
dc.subject.authorIllicit Business Activitiesen_US
dc.subject.authorIllicit Networksen_US
dc.subject.authorInnovative Problem Solvingen_US
dc.subject.authorMoney Launderingen_US
dc.subject.authorOrganizational Resilienceen_US
dc.titleThe effective business practices of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs)en_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineSecurity Studies (Western Hemisphere) and Business Administrationen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Arts in Security Studies (Western Hemisphere) and Master of Business Administrationen_US
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