Competitive intelligence: the strategic edge for corporate Asia

State agencies responsible for preparing the data either do not exist or are under-resourced and the quality of what is produced is often suspect. Most media is not independent, and resources have been misused. Environment of trust and not a culture of openness and transparency, opaque large families still dominate the majority of companies sector.To this trend and improve business decisions, CI help by collecting and analyzing information about the activities and strategies of competitors, through both desktop research (Internet, library and trade press) and interviews with all market participants involved in the spectrum of the industry.(blog) "Competitive intelligence: the strategic edge for corporate Asia,"  July 24, 2010

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