olemus
konkurentide kohta teabe kogumise eetilised vahendid,
näiteks nende avalike veebisaitide analüüs,
erinevalt illegaalsetest,
näiteks nende saitide häkkimisest või
muudest majandusspionaaži vormidest
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the process and practices used in producing knowledge about the competitive environment

ülevaateid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_intelligence

https://www.uky.edu/~wallyf/ci.ppt

https://www.b2binternational.com/publications/competitor-intelligence/

http://www.dobney.com/Intelligence/competitor_intelligence.htm

http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1075596/FULLTEXT01.pdf

http://www.witiger.com/ecommerce/competitorintelligence.htm

https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/17073/resource-center/white-papers/png/More_WP_images/Fuld-New-Competitor-Intelligence-Excerpt.pdf