Industrial Espionage or Competitive Intelligence: Two sides of the same coin

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Author

Temitope Toriola

Tech report number

CERIAS TR 2011-10

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article

Abstract

Attempting to gain a competitive advantage is the nature of most business research. However, Industrial espionage is disallowed and frowned upon. Competitive Intelligence is considered to be a lesser evil of Industrial Espionage. This paper discusses the differences between the two and examines the Competitive Intelligence industry. Within the Competitive Intelligence industry there are guidelines on successful and ethical methods for data gathering. The following is a sample of industry topics and methodology. Keywords: Industrial Espionage, Competitive Intelligence

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2011 – 5 – 1

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Toriola

Publication Date

2011-05-01

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