Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.

Tested-in-the-trenches competitive intelligence techniques used at today's top companies This book brings together the best thinking and practices in competitive intelligence (CI) currently being used at many of today's most successful companies. Featuring contributions from leading industry executives, it covers CI strategies across a wide range of business functions, including marketing and sales, market research and forecasting, product development, and teams. The only book on the subject offering a comprehensive view of CI, from the CEO down to the tactical CI team Numerous case studies vividly illustrating cutting-edge CI techniques in action

This is the first comprehensive professional guide to the strategies and techniques of competitor analysis for the financial services industry. It explains how to set up systems and models to identify and analyse competitors and their products.The book begins with an overview of the need for competitor analysis in financial services. It continues with the identification of competitors, the setting up of competitor analysis systems, and a consideration of key sources of information. The core of the book examines the process of analysis, modelling, dissemination and monitoring of information and its application for competitive advantage.Key concepts in Competitor analysis in financial services: - Don't just copy others' systems - Understand the need for competitor intelligence - Find out what competitors do - Understand the methodology - Set up the systems to fit your companyThis book is thoroughly practical in its approach and international in its coverage and is essential reading for all financial services professionals seeking competitive advantage.

What is your competition doing right now? What tools can you use to predict what your competition will do next? How can you getand keepa competitive advantage? If you cant answer these questions, you need this book. Whether youre an innovator, entrepreneur or manager, Competitive Intelligence: Fast, Cheap & Ethical will help you make smart decisions that lead to profit and success. To make smart decisions about your business, you need intelligence. Not the kind of intelligence measured with IQ tests, but the kind that involves your ability to find, interpret and respond to the information around you. It is vital for entrepreneurs, innovators and managers to be able to understand what their competitors are doing, how they think and what they are likely to do in the future. Intelligence is everywhere, but do you know how to find and make use of it? Competitive Intelligence: Fast, Cheap & Ethical shows you how to use all your senses and mental powers to develop an in-depth picture of the competition and the broader business environment. This book gives you a wealth of easy to understand tools to help you keep tabs on your competitors and predict how they will behave in the future. You can use all of the techniques presented in this book at virtually no cost and in a legal and ethical manner. Let Rob Duncan show you how to create a vibrant CI process, one that is constantly being challenged, updated and refocused and one that is sure to lead you toward competitive success.

This authoritative book from one of the top experts in the field sets out a detailed and practical analysis of the complex and often fraught relationship between EU competition rules and intellectual property rights. It is an essential resource for competition lawyers litigating Tech and Pharma cases and advising companies in those sectors, for in-house counsel within those industries, and for IP lawyers needing to understand the competition aspects of licensing agreements. It is also an indispensable reference for courts, enforcement agencies and national competition authorities, as well as for scholars researching in the field.