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Competitive Intelligence Gathering

Competitive Intelligence Gathering

Kevin R. Parker, Philip S. Nitse
Copyright: © 2006 |Pages: 7
ISBN13: 9781591405733|ISBN10: 1591405734|EISBN13: 9781591405740
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-573-3.ch007
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Parker, Kevin R., and Philip S. Nitse. "Competitive Intelligence Gathering." Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, edited by David Schwartz, IGI Global, 2006, pp. 44-50. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-573-3.ch007

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Parker, K. R. & Nitse, P. S. (2006). Competitive Intelligence Gathering. In D. Schwartz (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management (pp. 44-50). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-573-3.ch007

Chicago

Parker, Kevin R., and Philip S. Nitse. "Competitive Intelligence Gathering." In Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, edited by David Schwartz, 44-50. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2006. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-573-3.ch007

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Abstract

Knowledge management (KM) is the process through which organizational performance is improved through better management of corporate knowledge. Its goal is to improve the management of internal knowledge processes so that all information required for corporate decisions can be made available and efficiently used. Competitive intelligence (CI) is a process for gathering usable knowledge about the external business environment and turning it into the intelligence required for tactical or strategic decisions. The two are strongly connected because gathered CI has no long-term value unless an effective KM process is in place to turn the information into something usable. Although most information collected during a CI investigation is used in immediate decision making, it must be integrated into the internal knowledge systems to provide a long-term resource when companies attempt to detect trends or adapt to changes in their environments (Aware, 2004).

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