CI Foundation chooses ethics as topic of first book Topic remains critical to business industry

CI Foundation chooses ethics as topic of first book Topic remains critical to business industry

ALEXANDRIA, VA., March 14, 2006 – The Competitive Intelligence Foundation has published its first book, Competitive Intelligence: Navigating the Gray Zone.

“Ethics is a hot topic,” says Alex Graham, executive director of the Society of Competitive Intelligent Professionals (SCIP). “In spite of the many positive changes and the renewed emphasis on ethics in the business world, it remains a topic of concern and debate within our industry.”

Graham says because of its prominent place on the agenda of industry leaders and continued media interest, there is a need to emphasize how competitive intelligence (CI) practitioners can make appropriate and ethically defensible choices in the conduct of their work and on behalf of their organizations.

Recognizing that need, the Competitive Intelligence Foundation chose ethics to be the focus of its first publishing endeavor. The initial publication in a series titled, Topics in CI, the book is an example of how the foundation is making a positive difference in the CI field by bringing together research and practice in beneficial and enduring ways.

The book can be a tool to help organizations meet the demand of strong policies, the editors say. The first section of the book, “Perspectives on Ethics,” contains 17 papers on the themes and topics of developing and implementing an ethics policy, navigational tools, conducting competitive intelligence, and research and case studies. Part two showcases actual polices and ethical codes from leading companies and from industry consulting firms.

The book is available through the foundation’s Web site: www.scip.org/cifoundation.