An Ethical Decision-Making Framework for Competitor Intelligence Gathering
Competitor intelligence gathering involves the aggregation of competitive information to facilitate strategic development and a competitive advantage. Unfortunately, companies are sometimes willing to carry out questionable gathering practices to collect such information. An ethical decision making...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2007
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| In: |
Journal of business ethics
Year: 2007, Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 235-245 |
| Further subjects: | B
Ethical Decision
B Weaken Factor B Business Ethic B Wall Street Journal B World Trade Organization |
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| Summary: | Competitor intelligence gathering involves the aggregation of competitive information to facilitate strategic development and a competitive advantage. Unfortunately, companies are sometimes willing to carry out questionable gathering practices to collect such information. An ethical decision making framework for competitor intelligence gathering is presented in this paper that outlines the impact of several strengthening and weakening factors on individual ethical reasoning. Dialogue is provided about the management of intelligence gathering from various viewpoints, and the implications of these managerial suggestions are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9108-3 |