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Collection and analysis of business and market information from multiple sources
Competitive intelligence (CI) is the process of obtaining knowledge about an organization's competitive environment to improve organizational performance. Competitive intelligence involves collecting and analyzing information from multiple sources as part of a coordinated competitive intelligence program. It is the action of defining, gathering, analyzing, and distributing intelligence about products, customers, suppliers, competitors, and any aspect of the external business environment needed to support executives and managers in strategic decision making for an organization. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Competitive intelligenceA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Measuring user competence in using artificial intelligence: validity and reliability of artificial intelligence literacy scaleInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Impostor SyndromeThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Testing for competence rather than for "intelligence."Cited 2,573 times
- Go sideways: Fuld-Gilad-Herring Academy of Competitive IntelligenceA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Craig FleisherA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Testing for competence rather than for "intelligence."
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🆕 Influential since 2022
Measuring user competence in using artificial intelligence: validity and reliability of artificial intelligence literacy scale
Taking Situatedness Seriously in Theorizing About Competitive Advantage Through Artificial Intelligence: A Response to Kemp’s “Competitive Advantages Through Artificial Intelligence”
Artificial intelligence adoption in a competitive market
How digital startups use competitive intelligence to pivot
Competitive intelligence practices in Japanese companies: multicase studies
📚 Books worth reading
Impostor SyndromeKathy Wang · 2021- 📕Win/loss reviewsRick Marcet · 2011
Competitive intelligenceChristopher Murphy · 2005
Competitive Intelligence, Analysis and StrategySheila Wright · 2014
HyperformanceT. J. Waters · 2010- 📕The role of competition in human abilities revealed through auditory testsLazar Stankov · 1983
Business and competitive analysisCraig S. Fleisher, Babette E. Bensoussan · 2007
Controversies in competitive intelligenceCraig S. Fleisher, David L. Blenkhorn · 2003
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🔗 Related topics
- Fuld-Gilad-Herring Academy of Competitive Intelligence The Fuld-Gilad-Herring Academy of Competitive Intelligence is an educational organization bringing professional training to the field of competitive intelligenc…
- Craig Fleisher Craig S. Fleisher is a scholar, advisor and author who has written or edited several books on public affairs, business, and competitive intelligence and…
- Market intelligence Market intelligence (MI) is gathering and analyzing information relevant to a company's market - trends, competitor and customer (existing, lost and targeted)…
- Babette Bensoussan Babette Bensoussan is an expert in competitive intelligence and decision-making coaching. Known as The Decision-Making Maverick, she helps individuals…
- Competitor analysis Competitive analysis in marketing and strategic management is the assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and potential competitors. This…
- Porter's four corners model Porter's four corners model is a predictive tool designed by Michael Porter that helps in determining a competitor's course of action. Unlike other predictive…
- Yves-Michel Marti Yves-Michel Marti is a pioneer in the field of competitive intelligence. He is the founder of Egideria and of the French branch of the Society of Competitive…
- Marketing intelligence Marketing intelligence (MI) is the everyday information relevant to a company's markets, gathered and analyzed specifically for the purpose of accurate…