Throughout history, the economic changes that have made our production system and our enterprises to take a step forward have been tied to institutional, social and cultural factors.
Nevertheless, those able to produce the deepest and lasting transformations have been scientific and technological advances, as well as innovation and knowledge transfer processes.
This fact, asserted in all possible environments, becomes very relevant within economic and businesses terms. It increases so, referring to technological advances linked to information management and its application to competitive intelligence and businesses crisis management.