Author(s): Adina MIHĂESCU
Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy
Publication type: Journal article
Publication date: June 30, 2022
Pagination:
Issue/ Volume: 27/2022
DOI:
Abstract:
The starting point of literature on the role and importance of economic
information is not only the product of academic reflections on productivity and business
competitiveness, but also a result of the direct observation, by individuals chiefly and
practically interested in economic evolutions, of trends or initiatives already in place in
different economic segments or markets. Some common traits are shared between fields
that are particular to intelligence-related activities and the economic field: a lack of
certainty and the vital need for information. The necessity of competitiveness has always
been construed as a desideratum, even though the method for gaining a competitive
advantage is something of a controversial topic. In time, loyal competition has always
given rise to development and progress. The need to gain access to information has always
been acute, as it does not pertain only to modern times, although digitalization and
globalization seem to facilitate information-gathering activities. Seeing how humans,
capitals, wares, information, ideas and methods have gradually started to circulate freely,
while time and distances have steadily faded, economic security and development have
become objectives that are tackled all the more carefully and elaborately by regimes and
governments that have worked to reinforce their own power.
Keywords: competitive intelligence, business environment, business competition,
information-gathering, economic development
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