Competitive Intelligence and Decision Problems

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. 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. Models and tools -- A model for transforming decision problem to information search problems / Philippe Kislin -- Proposal of tools for competitive intelligence dedicated analysis : from information collection to information treatment / Ilheme Ghalamallah, Eloise Loubier et Bernard Dousset -- The synergy of knowledge management and competitive intelligence / Bolanle OLADEJO et Adenike Osofisan -- Collaborative information retrieval in competitive intelligence process / Victor Odumuyiwa -- The study of risk factors for decision making in competitive intelligence : cognitive approach / Olufade F.W. Onifade, Odile Thiery et Gerald Duffing -- Multimedia information retrieval and access based on the process of competitive intelligence / Hanene MaghrebI -- Strategies for the analysis of chinese information sources within the framework of competitive intelligence / Nadege Guenec, Clement Paoli -- Tagging strategy based on the semio-contextual approach of corpus for the elaboration of controlled databases / Lise Verlaet -- Design and development of generating and exploiting annotation model in the context of economic intelligence / Olusoji Okunoye -- Contribution of cognitive sciences for document indexing for scientific, technical and competitive watch, for competitive intelligence / Elisabeth Paoli-Scarbonchi et Nadege Guenec -- Competitive intelligence and governance -- Integration of competitive intelligence and watch in an academic research laboratory / Jacky Kister et Henri Dou -- The junction of e-health with competitive intelligence (economic intelligence) and societal and territorial intelligence in france / Christian Bourret -- Short term governance and development of products within competitive poles : the example of commercial application fire -- henri dou -- Competitive intelligence and enterprise universities / Claudia Camelo, Miguel Rombert Trigo, Luc Quoniame, Joao Casqueira Cardoso -- Towards the emergence of new functions for supervising competitive intelligence (economic intelligence in regions) / Audrey Knauf -- Attractivity of territories and territorial intelligence : what indicators for what attractivity? / Nathalie Fabry, Sylvain Zeghni

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.