Abstract: The ability of a company to remain efficient and competitive in an ever-changingenvironmentdepends on itsability to gather new information and develop new ideas. Given the changingenvironment, companies are forced to explore new commercial and operationalopportunities, in particularthrough the consistent management of internal and external information and knowledge. This article isdevoted to competitive intelligence and knowledge management, which are essential for the implementation of strategiesresearch and competitiveinnovation .Takentogether, Thesetwo concepts create a vision of company's performance,
Keywords: companies ; competitive intelligence ; knowledge management
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