Showing papers in "Competitive Intelligence Review in 1990"
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TL;DR: Oettinger's views are colorful and lively, and I present them as food for thought as discussed by the authors, and readers are welcome to read them as well as their comments are welcome.
Abstract: Editors note: this article is excerpted from a publication of the Program on Information Resources Policy at Harvard University's Center for Information Policy Research. Mr. Oettinger's views are colorful and lively, and I present them as food for thought. Reader's comments are welcome.
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TL;DR: Mis-intelligence is best done by analysis who are inquisitive, creative, and above all, willing to challenge conventional wisdom about competitors as discussed by the authors, which is the best way to create useful intelligence.
Abstract: “Creating useful intelligence is best done by analysis who are inquisitive, creative, and above all, willing to challenge conventional wisdom about competitors.”
“Mis-intelligence,” Across the Board, April 1989.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented a paper presented at the SCIP Annual Conference in San Francisco, April 1990, which was called "Paper presented at SCIP Conference 1990: Abstracts from the 1990 SCIP Workshop".
Abstract: Editors note: This paper was Paper presented at the SCIP Annual Conference in San Francisco, April 1990.
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TL;DR: The root cause of ineffective competitive intelligence (CI) systems is frequently poor internal linkages among people as mentioned in this paper, and the organizational problems associated with sophisticated CZ systems based on new technologes.
Abstract: Many companies are unaware of the information technologies that can be used to enhance competitive intelligence (CI) efforts. Others, enamored with the potential of these technologies, find themselves mired in a technical bureaucracy created by their new systems. These new systems have not effectively responded to CI personnel nor the end users.
The root cause of ineffective CI systems is frequently poor internal linkages among people. What are the organizational problems associated with sophisticated CZ systems based on new technologes! What are the solutions?
I asked two individuals, one who specializes in information technologies and the other in organization problems, to address these questions. David Closs researches information management issues and Cornelia Droe studies organization issues as associate professors at tae Graduate School of Business Administration, Michigan State University (517-353–6381). Glen Omura
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