Competitive Intelligence: Structuring and Staffing for Competitive Advantage.Business Editors CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2003 Global leaders are investing in and developing strong competitive intelligence (CI) capabilities as powerful tools for competing in today's economic environment, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a study by research and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a Best Practices, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . Now available in the Best Practice Database, www.BestPracticeDatabase.com , these findings highlight the staffing levels and reporting structures of many of the world's most respected CI organizations. The Best Practice Database includes a full-line of research from Best Practices, LLC and recently expanded offerings on competitive intelligence topics. Drawn from exclusive interviews with competitive intelligence executives at 19 global companies, the new competitive intelligence research in the Database demonstrates how companies structure and staff CI groups to achieve the greatest return on investment. Topics covered in the study include: -- Information gathering tools and techniques -- Performance measurement systems -- Information communication and management methods -- Benchmark partner case studies -- Comparison matrix of companies' CI operations Download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. a free Competitive Intelligence document at http://www3.best-in-class.com/dr48.htm. The Best Practice Database is a timesaving time·sav·ing adj. Serving to save time through an efficient method or a shorter route; expeditious. time research tool that provides best business practices, metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. , presentation slides and flowcharts on key business topics. Busy executives and managers have found annual subscriptions to the Best Practice Database provide the simplified, ongoing access to key decision support material they need: "When I walked around showing colleagues the information I collected off the database, they all said, 'This is exactly what I have been looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ,'" said Edmundo Deleon, program analyst at U.S. Department of Transportation. To learn more about the Best Practice Database, contact Susan Silverstein at 919-767-9251 or at ssilverstein@best-in-class.com. ABOUT BEST PRACTICES, LLC Best Practices, LLC is a research and consulting firm that conducts work based on the principle that organizations can chart a course to superior economic performance by studying the best business practices, operating tactics and winning strategies of world-class organizations. For more information, call 919-403-0251 or visit http://www.best-in-class.com. |
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