Information and Communications Technology for Competitive Intelligence (Advanced Topics in Global Information Management) - Hardcover

Vriens, Dirk

 
9781591401421: Information and Communications Technology for Competitive Intelligence (Advanced Topics in Global Information Management)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1591401429 ISBN 13: 9781591401421
Publisher: IGI Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

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. To gather and analyze this information, information and communication technology (ICT) is an invaluable tool. Examples are: the Internet, data warehouses or specific applications for competitive intelligence. However, the uncritical 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 Communications Technology for Competitive Intelligence addresses this need. It sets out to assess the role and possibilities of ICT in the intelligence activities from different perspectives.

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Synopsis

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. To gather and analyze this information, information and communication technology (ICT) is an invaluable tool. Examples are: the Internet, data warehouses or specific applications for competitive intelligence. However, the uncritical 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 Communications Technology for Competitive Intelligence addresses this need. It sets out to assess the role and possibilities of ICT in the intelligence activities from different perspectives.

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Publisher
IGI Publishing
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1591401429
ISBN 13 
9781591401421
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
300
Editor
Vriens Dirk

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