Table of Contents

Part 1. Models and Tools

Chapter 1. Model Use: From a Decision-Making Problem to a Set of Research Problems

1.1. Introduction: why model?

1.2. General presentation of the Watcher Information Search Problem model

1.3. Dimensions and aspects of the model

1.4. Description of model elements

1.5. Conclusion: toward flexibility in the model

1.6. Bibliography

Chapter 2. Analytical Tools for Competitive Intelligence: from Data Collection to Data Processing

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Overview of the multidimensional analysis model

2.3. Application of the multidimensional analysis model

2.4. Conclusion

2.5. Bibliography

Chapter 3. The Synergy of Knowledge Management and Competitive Intelligence

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Theoretical context

3.3. Knowledge acquisition strategy

3.4. Formalization of knowledge

3.5. Conclusion

3.6. Appendices

3.7. Bibliography

Chapter 4. Collaborative Information Seeking in the Competitive Intelligence Process

4.1. Introduction

4.2. The CI process

4.3. From information retrieval to CIR

4.4. Facilitation and management of CIS

4.5. Collective information seeking scenario

4.6. Conclusion

4.7. Bibliography

Chapter 5. Study of Risk Factors in Competitive Intelligence Decision Making: A Cognitive Approach

5.1. Decision making and decision problems

5.2. Risks and RFs in CI

5.3. Cognitive capacity, a risk, and decision factor

5.4. Conclusion

5.5. Bibliography

Chapter 6. Multimedia Information Seeking Through Competitive Intelligence Process

6.1. Introduction

6.2. The two dimensions of CI: decisions and information

6.3. Multimedia information: between complexity and accessibility

6.4. The information seeking process: an overview of paradigmatic evolution

6.5. Actors involved in information seeking processes and problem solving

6.6. Applying a user-centered approach to facilitate multimedia information seeking

6.7. Conclusion

6.8. Bibliography

Chapter 7. Strategies for Analyzing Chinese Information Sources from a Competitive Intelligence Perspective

7.1. Introduction

7.2. Chinese scientific information as an essential source of information

7.3. A global vision of the sector through patent analysis

7.4. Chinese sources of scientific information

7.5. Automatic processing of information by bibliometrical analysis of metadata

7.6. Conclusion

7.7. Bibliography

Chapter 8. Generic Tagging Strategy Using a Semio-Contextual Approach to the Corpus for the Creation of Controlled Databases

8.1. Introduction

8.2. The adaptive journal concept

8.3. A generic tagging strategy: models using the ASCC

8.4. Conclusion

8.5. Bibliography

Chapter 9. Design and Development of a Model for Generating and Exploiting Annotation in the Context of Economic Intelligence

9.1. Introduction

9.2. Annotation as a concept

9.3. Annotation in EI

9.4. Proposition

9.5. Annotation model and architectural components

9.6. Bibliography

Chapter 10. Contribution of Cognitive Sciences to Document Indexing in Scientific, Technical, and Economic Watch for Competitive Intelligence

10.1. Introduction

10.2. Functionality of the PIETRA platform: general presentation

10.3. Global usage strategy

10.4. Operation of the platform

10.5. Elaborated databases

10.6. Conclusion

10.7. Bibliography

Part 2. CI and Governance

Chapter 11. Integration of Competitive Intelligence and Watch in an Academic Scientific Research Laboratory

11.1. Introduction

11.2. Existing structures in universities and research organizations

11.3. Research structures, research actors and evaluation in the context of CI integration

11.4. Clusters and their power of attraction

11.5. Strategic analysis units, a support for the development of laboratories and of CI

11.6. Conclusion

11.7. Bibliography

Chapter 12. E-Health and Societal and Territorial Intelligence in France: Collective Knowledge Production Issues and New Network Interface Organizations

12.1. Introduction

12.2. E-health, the convergence of health issues, and ICT

12.3. Toward a new territorialization of healthcare management

12.4. E-health and CI: societal dimensions and territorial intelligence

12.5. Issues in the production of collective knowledge

12.6. Shared information systems at regional level: a step toward societal and territorial information systems with a health component?

12.7. Conclusion

12.8. Bibliography

Chapter 13. Governance and Short-Term Product Development in Clusters — An Example: The FIRE Application

13.1. Introduction

13.2. Considerations on the development of clusters

13.3. Grievances of small businesses and industries

13.4. The context of the SCS cluster, PACA, France

13.5. Origins of the FIRE project

13.6. From design to creation and commercialization

13.7. Conclusion

13.8. Bibliography

Chapter 14. Competitive Intelligence and the Development of Corporate Universities

14.1. Introduction

14.2. Competitive intelligence

14.3. Corporate universities

14.4. The role of CI in the creation of corporate universities

14.5. Corporate universities and potential domains of action

14.6. Integrated CI services in corporate universities

14.7. Conclusion

14.8. Bibliography

Chapter 15. Emerging Functions for Driving Competitive Intelligence at Regional Level

15.1. Regional systems for CI

15.2. Competitiveness clusters

15.3. Survey of CI systems

15.4. The role of coordinator

15.5. Conclusion

15.6. Bibliography

Chapter 16. Attractiveness of Territories and Territorial Intelligence: Indicators

16.1. Introduction

16.2. Attractiveness and value of a territory: elements of analysis

16.3. Attractiveness and implementation of a TI approach

16.4. Conclusion

16.5. Bibliography

16.6. Appendix A: grid for territorial analysis by aspect

List of Authors

Index