Competitive Intelligence Best Practices

Research the various methods different companies use to gather competitive intelligence and then analyze the most effective methods by which companies should gather competitive intelligence.

In your paper include:

• Examples and also identify where the resources can be found to support your work.
• A rationale for the references that you have selected to support your views.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write 1,250 using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use at least three references.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing. ;