Purpose–The article traces the origins of the competitive intelligence fields and identifies
both the practitioner, academic and inter‐disciplinary views on CI practice. An examination …

The strategic intelligence literature includes many studies on the use of sales forces and
exhibitions; however, customer complaints are generally sidestepped in the strategic …

Purpose This paper aims to examine how market globalization orientation (ie a firm's
strategic commitment to developing the target markets beyond national borders) influences …

This research models and tests the relationship between a salesperson's product
knowledge, competitive intelligence behaviors (SCIB), and performance. Moreover, the …

The proliferation of Web-based information sources and social media draw firms' attention to
these channels as sources of competitive intelligence (CI). To date, research has focused …

Both the discipline of strategic intelligence at the governmental level and the competitive
intelligence discipline constitute accepted methods of supporting decision in order to avert …

Purpose The marketing information system (MkIS) in the data-rich business environment
receives all the attention these days, but as essential and perhaps even more essential is …

Competitive intelligence process aims to provide actionable information about the external
business environment to back up decision-making in companies. The affects that the rise of …

Purpose The business intelligence (BI) research witnessed a proliferation of contributions
during the past three decades, yet the knowledge about the interdependencies between the …

This article identifies the state of competitive intelligence (CI) in Asia—specifically, two of its
most prominent economic powers, China and Japan. Comparisons with Western, mainly US …