Competitive Intelligence (CI): Home

This LibGuide will assist you in locating information on competitive intelligence.  Listed below are some relevant topics:

• Business intelligence
• Business planning
• Company research
• Competition - Evaluation
• Confidential business information
• Corporations - Security measures
• Industry research
• Risk management
• Strategic planning

• One of the best definitions of competitive intelligence (from the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals) can be found below in the Society's Glossary of Terms.
• *Competitive intelligence is a systematic and ethical programme for gathering, analyzing, and managing any combination of Data, Information, and Knowledge concerning the Business environment in which a company operates that, when acted upon, will confer a significant Competitive advantage or enable sound decisions to be made. Its primary role is Strategic early warning. See also: Business intelligence, Change management, Competitive, Competitive advantage, Environmental scanning, Intelligence analysis."