Competitive Intelligence and Decision Problems

✍ Scribed by David, Amos

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Series: ISTE
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Cover; Competitive Intelligence and Decision Problems; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PART 1. MODELS AND TOOLS; Chapter 1. Model Use: From a Decision-Making Problem to a Set of Research Problems; 1.1. Introduction: why model?; 1.2. General presentation of the Watcher Information Search Problem model; 1.3. Dimensions and aspects of the model; 1.4. Description of model elements; 1.4.1. Elements describing the decision problem and its context; 1.4.2. Chosen solutions and the final decision; 1.4.3. Supporting elements of the information problem; 1.4.4. Demand, stakes, and context.;The development of a research, teaching, or application of competitive (economic) intelligence requires a strategic and transverse vision in regards to related issues. It is essential to integrate the role of culture when interpreting results, either from the training of a specialist or in respect to a country or region. The authors of this book, members of an expert group supported by the CNRS in France, bring all of their talents together to create a comprehensive book that does just this and more.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Competitive Intelligence and Decision Problems
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
PART 1. MODELS AND TOOLS
Chapter 1. Model Use: From a Decision-Making Problem to a Set of Research Problems
1.1. Introduction: why model?
1.2. General presentation of the Watcher Information Search Problem model
1.3. Dimensions and aspects of the model
1.4. Description of model elements
1.4.1. Elements describing the decision problem and its context
1.4.2. Chosen solutions and the final decision
1.4.3. Supporting elements of the information problem
1.4.4. Demand, stakes, and context. 1.4.5. Information indicators1.4.6. Elements of research problems
1.4.7. Analysis and presentation of results
1.4.8. Common parameters for all model elements
1.4.9. Knowledge building through annotation
1.5. Conclusion: toward flexibility in the model
1.6. Bibliography
Chapter 2. Analytical Tools for Competitive Intelligence: from Data Collection to Data Processing
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Overview of the multidimensional analysis model
2.2.1. Information process
2.2.2. Process architecture
2.3. Application of the multidimensional analysis model
2.3.1. Preliminary data. 2.3.2. Data visualization2.4. Conclusion
2.5. Bibliography
Chapter 3. The Synergy of Knowledge Management and Competitive Intelligence
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Theoretical context
3.2.1. Definitions of knowledge
3.2.2. Competitive intelligence
3.2.3. KM in CI
3.3. Knowledge acquisition strategy
3.3.1. Action-based knowledge acquisition
3.4. Formalization of knowledge
3.4.1. KC structure for CI projects
3.4.2. Architecture for KM in CI projects
3.5. Conclusion
3.6. Appendices
3.6.1. Appendix A: knowledge acquisition based on actor activities. 3.6.2. Appendix B: capitalization scenario in decision making3.7. Bibliography
Chapter 4. Collaborative Information Seeking in the Competitive Intelligence Process
4.1. Introduction
4.2. The CI process
4.3. From information retrieval to CIR
4.3.1. Information retrieval
4.3.2. Collaborative information behavior
4.3.3. CIS and retrieval
4.4. Facilitation and management of CIS
4.4.1. The conceptual framework
4.4.2. Communication model for CIS
4.4.3. Application context
4.5. Collective information seeking scenario
4.6. Conclusion
4.7. Bibliography. Chapter 5. Study of Risk Factors in Competitive Intelligence Decision Making: A Cognitive Approach5.1. Decision making and decision problems
5.1.1. Introduction
5.1.2. Fundamental aspects of the decision problem
5.1.3. Decision and cognitive capacity
5.1.4. Decisions in the context of CI
5.2. Risks and RFs in CI
5.2.1. Introduction
5.2.2. Actors and their interactions in CI
5.2.3. Risks and RFs
5.3. Cognitive capacity, a risk, and decision factor
5.3.1. Introduction
5.3.2. Cognitive capacity and its effects on decision making
5.3.3. Cognitive model of RFs
5.4. Conclusion.

✦ Subjects

Business intelligence;Decision making;Electronic books