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Web Mining for Strategic Competitive Intelligence: South African Experiences and a Practical Methodology

Web Mining for Strategic Competitive Intelligence: South African Experiences and a Practical Methodology

Lynnda Wagner, Jean-Paul Van Belle
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781616928865|ISBN10: 1616928867|EISBN13: 9781616928889
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-886-5.ch001
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Wagner, Lynnda, and Jean-Paul Van Belle. "Web Mining for Strategic Competitive Intelligence: South African Experiences and a Practical Methodology." Knowledge Management in Emerging Economies: Social, Organizational and Cultural Implementation, edited by Minwir Al-Shammari, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61692-886-5.ch001

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Wagner, L. & Van Belle, J. (2011). Web Mining for Strategic Competitive Intelligence: South African Experiences and a Practical Methodology. In M. Al-Shammari (Ed.), Knowledge Management in Emerging Economies: Social, Organizational and Cultural Implementation (pp. 1-19). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61692-886-5.ch001

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Wagner, Lynnda, and Jean-Paul Van Belle. "Web Mining for Strategic Competitive Intelligence: South African Experiences and a Practical Methodology." In Knowledge Management in Emerging Economies: Social, Organizational and Cultural Implementation, edited by Minwir Al-Shammari, 1-19. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61692-886-5.ch001

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Abstract

This chapter explains the use of web mining for gathering strategic competitive intelligence. It first discusses some concepts relating to web mining. This is followed by the findings of an exploratory study on how web mining for strategic intelligence is actually used by competitive intelligence professionals in some South African organizations. The findings are discussed under the three major themes, namely general intelligence practices; Web-based intelligence; and skills development and education. The bulk of the chapter proposes a practical methodology for using web mining to gather strategic business intelligence. Some practical comments about the impact of particular circumstances of emerging African countries on this methodology are also given.

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