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- All modern organizations, whether commercial, professional
or educational, now need to be attuned to the global environment,
networks are established to gather information, centralise it,
analyse it, and re-circulate it as intelligence. Unless such
information capabilities are achieved, opportunities may be lost,
and threats go unnoticed.
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- A distinguished group of writers here contribute a wide range
of perspectives on this process; they explore the shift of information
and intelligence functions away from the state monopolies towards
the 'privatisation' of such activities. The success of organizations
now depends on their ability to gain access to information, to
process it into knowledge, and to use it to implement timely
decisions. Anybody who writes to broaden their understanding
of the role of intelligence in pursuing commercial, professional
or educational goals will benefit from reading this important
book.
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- CONTENTS: Privatising intelligence; The emergence of corporate
intelligence; Intelligence, trade and industry; The intelligent
bank; The intelligence imperative for managers; Intelligence
as an academic discipline; Shifting intelligence needs; Global
Watch - world events and business intelligence; Global business
intelligence; Practical implementation of business intelligence
services in business organizations; Financial intelligence in
foreign exchange markets; Intelligence management systems for
intelligent corporations; The unique role of the future in intelligence.
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- ISBN 0 947568 55 7
- 1992
- £25.00/US$46.00
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- 'This book is recommended on two counts.... it reflects
current thinking on the nature and use of intelligence, shows
how large organizations approach intelligence-gathering, and
should be a useful source for those who manage information. And,
the comments on the structuring of organizations to be effective
collectors of intelligence should be of interest to those concerned
with the management of libraries.'
- Library Review
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- 'All of the contributions are of a very high standard....
- I urge you to order two copies today - keep one for yourself,
and make one up for your director. I know I will be referring
often to this book as I develop my own thinking on information
management.'
- Library and Information Research News
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