PROTOCOL FOR A SCOPING REVIEW ON THE CONCEPTUALIZATION OF COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP LITERATURE

Olaleye Banji R. (), Emeagwali Okechukwu (), Olasehinde Sunday (), Oladele Taiwo (), Adelakun Christo (), Ebhoaye Solomon () and Solanke Festus ()
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Olaleye Banji R.: Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
Emeagwali Okechukwu: Girne American University
Olasehinde Sunday: Federal University Oye-Ekiti
Oladele Taiwo: Federal University Oye-Ekiti
Adelakun Christo: Federal University Oye-Ekiti
Ebhoaye Solomon: Federal University Oye-Ekiti
Solanke Festus: Federal University Oye-Ekiti

Annals of Spiru Haret University, Economic Series, 2021, vol. 21, issue 3, 209-223

Abstract: Competitive intelligence is a crucial skill increasingly required of entrepreneurs across firms, since guidance to enterprises on this crucial skill has proven to be problematic over the years, owing primarily to a lack of unified understanding of its meaning as well as the erroneous use of the term interchangeably with other close but dissimilar concepts. This paper aims to establish a protocol for a scoping review of relevant literature, to map, compare and synthesize the disparate conceptualizations available and relative theoretic-cal underpinnings, in a bid to systematically derive a more robust and comprehensive definition and terminology that accurately captures all facets of the competitive intelligence concept. This scoping review will follow the methodological recommendations first developed by Arksey and O’Malley, and subsequently refined by Levac and colleagues. A management practitioner as well as a local librarian will be involved in the development of the search strategy, and the search will be conducted in electronic databases (Web of Science, SCOPUS and EBSCO Business Complete). This scoping review will aid the design of upcoming studies on competitive intelligence using accurate, comprehensive and scientifically conceptualized and operationalized terminology.

Keywords: competitive intelligence; entrepreneurship; management; protocol; systematic review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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