The quality of an innovative idea and the likelihood that it will lead to a successful new product or service is directly related to the quality of the information that is used to generate the idea and assess its value. Ideas based on a poor understanding of the underlying need or technologies...

The purpose of this article is to extend the Competitive Intelligence (CI) business ecosystem concept and measurements, as developed by our previous work, to South Africa. The article is based on a pioneer study on the CI business ecosystem conducted outside North America and demonstrates how...

Einführung -- Psychologie der Intelligence-Analyse -- Der Competitive-Intelligence-Zyklus -- Observation, HUMINT und elektronische Medien -- Grundlegende Analyseverfahren -- Fortgeschrittene Analyseverfahren -- Das Competitive-Intelligence-Center (CIC) -- Sonderthemen der Competitive Intelligence.