Competitive Intelligence For Information Professionals

Author : Margareta Nelke
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0081002432
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Competitive Intelligence for Information Professionals written by Margareta Nelke and published by Chandos Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information professionals should be able to take a proactive role as a strategic partner in their organization's competitive intelligence. Their role needs to focus on the "outside-in" approach, based on their organization's strategic needs and objectives. Competitive Intelligence for Information Professionals explores the role of strategic information and intelligence in organizations, and assesses the values and needs of intelligence in organizations. The book provides guidance on how to work strategically with competitive intelligence, methods for monitoring and analysis and a process-oriented approach. Chapters include discussions on how news monitoring and competitive intelligence interact and how this offers opportunities for cooperation between different departments. Cases from the authors’ own experiences when working with competitive intelligence in international corporations are also included. Competitive intelligence (CI) is a new area for Information professionals Offers perspectives on a new trend within the library and information sector Provides a comprehensive approach to CI

Author : John J. McGonagle
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 : 1567201172
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Protecting Your Company Against Competitive Intelligence written by John J. McGonagle and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1998-01-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers corporate executives and executives in public and nonprofit organizations a portfolio of strategies and tactics for protecting themselves and their organizations against competitive intelligence. The book includes full details on the Economic Espionage Act of 1996

Author : Seena Sharp
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470293179
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Competitive Intelligence Advantage written by Seena Sharp and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-10-19 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical introduction to the necessity of competitive intelligence for smarter business decisions-from a leading CI expert and speaker In Competitive Intelligence Advantage, Seena Sharp, founder of one of the first Competitive Intelligence firms in the US, provides her expert analysis on the issues and benefits of CI for today's businesses. CI is critical for making smarter business decisions and reducing risks when formulating strategies, leading to more profits and fewer mistakes. This is a practical guide that explains what CI is, why data is not intelligence, why competitor intelligence is a weak sibling to competitive intelligence, when to use it, how to find the most useful information and turn it into actual intelligence, and how to present findings in the most convincing manner. Importantly, Sharp argues that businesses would benefit from shifting their perspective on CI from viewing it as a cost to viewing it as an investment that saves money and provides immediate value. Author Seena Sharp is a noted CI expert who established Sharp Market Intelligence in 1979 Addresses all the most common myths and misconceptions about CI Includes more than sixty examples of when to use CI Completely explains the ins and outs of CI, and why your company will act faster and more aggressively with CI Competitive intelligence is a management tool that is misunderstood and underestimated, yet results in numerous benefits. If you are a senior level executive or operate a business-and you aren't tapping the power of CI to improve your decision making-you are missing a potent advantage.

Author : Margaret Metcalf Carr
Publisher : Information Today, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780910965644
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Super Searchers on Competitive Intelligence written by Margaret Metcalf Carr and published by Information Today, Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revealing their secrets for monitoring competitive forces and keeping on top of the trends, opportunities, and threats within their industries, this book presents 15 leading CI researchers and their hard-earned secrets.

Author : Mathias M. Coburn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Competitive Technical Intelligence written by Mathias M. Coburn and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides the tools for designing and implementing a credible,cost-effective, and reliable system for keeping track of technical trends andnew developments. The emphasis throughout is on practical methods which can formthe basis for decisions about industry strategies and research. The bookincludes numerous examples and will be useful for both new and experiencedpractitioners.

Author : David L. Blenkhorn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313001057
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Frontiers in Competitive Intelligence written by David L. Blenkhorn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-11-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For specialists and nonspecialists alike, this perceptive selection of the newest and up and coming tools and techniques of competitive intelligence, offering a well balanced combination of theory and practice. It shows how advances in computers and technology have accelerated progress in CI management, and the ways in which CI has affected (and been affected by) all major business functions and processes. It explores applications to organizations of various sizes and types, in both the public and private sectors. Editors Fleisher and Blenkhorn link leading-edge research in CI to advances in current practice, and balance pragmatic against conceptual concerns. Analysts, strategists and organizational decision makers at higher levels will find the book especially valuable, as they seek to make sense of the business environment and assess their organizations' evolving, dynamic places in it. The pace of change in today's global, competitive economy is greater than at any time in recorded history. Thus, as never before, companies need better tools for business and competitive analysis. The book surveys applications of CI that are critical to business processes, such as mergers and acquisitions, and to evolving industries, such as biotechnology. They focus on how push and pull Internet technologies affect data gathering and analysis and how CI can be managerially assessed using multiple evaluative approaches, unavailable until now in the public domain. They then turn to the future, and lay out some startling yet plausible viewpoints on what the next frontiers of competitive intelligence will be and how organizations can and must ready themselves for them.

Author : David L. Blenkhorn
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Competitive Intelligence and Global Business written by David L. Blenkhorn and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2005-01-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Competitive intelligence (CI) is the practice of gathering and analyzing information about competitors in order to gain an edge in the marketplace or by shoring up one's own company's defenses prior to an anticipated assault. The stakes are even higher in a global environment, where the potential risks and rewards are amplified. This volume explores emerging trends that affect and influence CI today, such as the impact of digital commerce, the effects of interest groups, and new laws governing the practice of CI across borders. This book illustrates how CI is conducted around the world and highlights the ways in which practicing CI globally is fundamentally different from doing so in a static, one-country context. The authors offer fresh insights and recommendations for CI specialists, strategic planners and executives, marketers and product developers, and anyone studying competition and strategy. Competitive intelligence (CI) is the practice of gathering and analyzing information about competitors in order to gain an edge in the marketplace (for example, by anticipating their next moves and beating them to the punch) or by shoring up one's own company's defenses prior to an anticipated assault. The stakes are even higher in a global environment, where the potential risks and rewards are amplified. This volume explores emerging trends that affect and influence CI today, such as the impact of digital commerce (which enhances the speed with which products and services can be delivered around the world, as well as the speed with which competitors can surprise you), the effects of interest groups (such as those advocating environmental protections, which can tilt the playing fields), and new laws governing the practice of CI across borders. In this book, contributions from researchers, scholars, and practitioners specializing in competitive intelligence reveal the most current practices in the field. In-depth analysis of emerging approaches to CI in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, and in industries across the spectrum from pharmaceuticals to automotive supply chains, highlight the ways in which practicing CI globally is fundamentally different from doing so in a static, one-country context. The authors offer fresh insights and recommendations for CI specialists, strategic planners and executives, marketers and product developers, and anyone studying competition and strategy.

Author : Competitive Intelligence Foundation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780977182541
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Starting a Competitive Intelligence Function written by Competitive Intelligence Foundation and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Taverekere Srikantaiah
Publisher : Information Today, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781573870795
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knowledge Management for the Information Professional written by Taverekere Srikantaiah and published by Information Today, Inc.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprises 28 essays on knowledge management in a broader transorganizational context. Covers five major areas: overview of knowledge management; background issues in knowledge management; creating the culture of learning and knowledge sharing in the organization; tools and technologies involved; and case studies of its application in a number of contexts.

Author : Dirk Jaap Vriens
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 9781591402145
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Information and Communication Technology for Competitive Intelligence written by Dirk Jaap Vriens and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's complex and dynamic world the need to be informed about what is going on in the environment of the organization is increasing rapidly. To this end, organizations implement a process called competitive intelligence. Competitive intelligence (CI) is about gathering and analyzing environmental information for strategic purposes. However, the noncritical implementation of these tools may lead to an information overload or to environmental myopia. To select the right ICT tools for CI, an organization needs to understand the role of ICT in the CI-process. Information and Communication Technology for Competitive Intelligence addresses this need. It assesses the role and possibilities of ICT in the intelligence activities from different perspectives.