Perceived environmental uncertainty and competitive intelligence practices
Purpose – The study aims to examine the current state of competitive intelligence practices in Malaysian public listed companies, the perception of environmental uncertainty and the link between the two concepts. Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected from 123 public listed companies...
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2013
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| author | Yap, CS Yap Md Zabid, A. Dewi, A. |
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| description | Purpose – The study aims to examine the current state of competitive intelligence practices in Malaysian public listed companies, the perception of environmental uncertainty and the link between the two concepts. Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected from 123 public listed companies via mail questionnaire survey. Variables and measurement were adopted from prior empirical studies, specifically from Daft, Sormunen and Parks. Findings – Generally, the current state of competitive intelligence practices undertaken in Malaysian companies is moderate. More than half of the surveyed companies had established a formal CI unit in their organisation, in which a majority of them practised competitive intelligence at an early (five to nine years) stage in a moderate scale (two to five employees). Using a paired sample t-test, the study found that the perception of environmental uncertainty is higher in the task environmental sector than in the general environmental sectors. A positive correlation exists between perceived environmental uncertainty and competitive intelligence practices, specifically in terms of intelligence acquisition and strategic use. Originality/value – This study serves as one of the earliest pieces of empirical evidence in the emerging economies in relation to competitive intelligence practices. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-583992017-11-24T05:46:57Z Perceived environmental uncertainty and competitive intelligence practices Yap, CS Yap Md Zabid, A. Dewi, A. Purpose – The study aims to examine the current state of competitive intelligence practices in Malaysian public listed companies, the perception of environmental uncertainty and the link between the two concepts. Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected from 123 public listed companies via mail questionnaire survey. Variables and measurement were adopted from prior empirical studies, specifically from Daft, Sormunen and Parks. Findings – Generally, the current state of competitive intelligence practices undertaken in Malaysian companies is moderate. More than half of the surveyed companies had established a formal CI unit in their organisation, in which a majority of them practised competitive intelligence at an early (five to nine years) stage in a moderate scale (two to five employees). Using a paired sample t-test, the study found that the perception of environmental uncertainty is higher in the task environmental sector than in the general environmental sectors. A positive correlation exists between perceived environmental uncertainty and competitive intelligence practices, specifically in terms of intelligence acquisition and strategic use. Originality/value – This study serves as one of the earliest pieces of empirical evidence in the emerging economies in relation to competitive intelligence practices. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58399 10.1108/VINE-11-2011-0058 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ Emerald Group Publishing Limited restricted |
| spellingShingle | Yap, CS Yap Md Zabid, A. Dewi, A. Perceived environmental uncertainty and competitive intelligence practices |
| title | Perceived environmental uncertainty and competitive intelligence practices |
| title_full | Perceived environmental uncertainty and competitive intelligence practices |
| title_fullStr | Perceived environmental uncertainty and competitive intelligence practices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceived environmental uncertainty and competitive intelligence practices |
| title_short | Perceived environmental uncertainty and competitive intelligence practices |
| title_sort | perceived environmental uncertainty and competitive intelligence practices |
| url | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58399 |