Dirk Vriens

Dirk Vriens received his Ph.D. in Policy Science in 1998 from the University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He is an Assistant Professor of Knowledge and Information in Organizations at the Nijmegen School of Management. His research interests include competitive intelligence, knowledge management, cybernetics, and information management. He has published a number of articles and books on these subjects.

Publications

Supporting the Evaluation of Intelligent Sources
Supporting the Evaluation of Intelligent Sources
Dirk Vriens. © 2009. 6 pages.
To survive, organizations need to produce and process information about their environment, for instance, about customers, competitors, suppliers, governments, or all kinds of...
Enabling Strategy Formulation by ICT: A Viable Systems Approach
Enabling Strategy Formulation by ICT: A Viable Systems Approach
Dirk Vriens, Jan Achterbergh. © 2008. 21 pages.
In this chapter the role of ICT for competitive intelligence is approached from the perspective of strategy formulation. The authors hold the view that competitive intelligence...
The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Competitive Intelligence
The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Competitive Intelligence
Dirk Vriens. © 2008. 23 pages.
This chapter discusses the role of ICT for competitive intelligence activities. To this end, it starts with an introduction to competitive intelligence. Next, it discusses...
Information and Communication Technology Tools for Competitive Intelligence
Information and Communication Technology Tools for Competitive Intelligence
Dirk Vriens. © 2008. 8 pages.
Competitive intelligence (CI) can be described as collecting and processing information about the environment for strategic purposes (cf. Kahaner, 1997). To formulate a strategy...
It's All in the Game: How to Use Simulation-Games for Competitive Intelligence and How to Support Them by ICT
It's All in the Game: How to Use Simulation-Games for Competitive Intelligence and How to Support Them by ICT
Jan Achterbergh, Dirk Vriens. © 2008. 14 pages.
In this chapter, we explore the role of simulation games for intelligence activities. Although games have been used in intelligence activities, the contribution of building and...
It's All in the Game: How to Use Simulation-Games for Competitive Intelligence and How to Support Them by ICT
It's All in the Game: How to Use Simulation-Games for Competitive Intelligence and How to Support Them by ICT
Jan Achterbergh, Dirk Vriens. © 2008. 15 pages.
In this chapter, we explore the role of simulation games for intelligence activities. Although games have been used in intelligence activities, the contribution of building and...
Information and Communication Technology Tools for Competitive Intelligence
Information and Communication Technology Tools for Competitive Intelligence
Dirk Vriens. © 2005. 6 pages.
Competitive intelligence (CI) can be described as collecting and processing information about the environment for strategic purposes (cf. Kahaner, 1997). To formulate a strategy...
Supporting the Evaluation of Intelligent Sources
Supporting the Evaluation of Intelligent Sources
Dirk Vriens. © 2005. 6 pages.
To survive, organizations need to produce and process information about their environment, for instance, about customers, competitors, suppliers, governments, or all kinds of...
Information and Communications Technology for Competitive Intelligence
Information and Communications Technology for Competitive Intelligence
Dirk Vriens. © 2004. 318 pages.
In today's complex and dynamic world the need to be informed about what is going on in the environment of the organization is increasing rapidly. To this end, organizations...
The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Competitive Intelligence
The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Competitive Intelligence
Dirk Vriens. © 2004. 33 pages.
This chapter discusses the role of ICT for competitive intelligence activities. To this end, it starts with an introduction to competitive intelligence. Next, it discusses...
Enabling Strategy Formulation by ICT: A Viable Systems Approach
Enabling Strategy Formulation by ICT: A Viable Systems Approach
Dirk Vriens, Jan Achterbergh. © 2004. 29 pages.
In this chapter the role of ICT for competitive intelligence is approached from the perspective of strategy formulation. The authors hold the view that competitive intelligence...
Improving Competitive Intelligence Through System Synamics
Improving Competitive Intelligence Through System Synamics
Özge Pala, Dirk Vriens, Jac A.M. Vennix. © 2004. 29 pages.
To survive in a complex and dynamic world, organizations need relevant, timely, and accurate information about their environment. Due to the increasing complexity and dynamics of...
The Source Map: A Means to Support Collection Activities
The Source Map: A Means to Support Collection Activities
Dirk Vriens, Jan Achterbergh. © 2004. 13 pages.
In the collection stage of the intelligence cycle, one has to determine relevant sources, access them and retrieve data from them. For each data class, many possible sources are...
It's All in the Game: How to Use Simulation-Games for Competitive Intelligence and How to Support Them by ICT
It's All in the Game: How to Use Simulation-Games for Competitive Intelligence and How to Support Them by ICT
Jan Achterbergh, Dirk Vriens. © 2004. 21 pages.
In this chapter, we explore the role of simulation games for intelligence activities. Although games have been used in intelligence activities, the contribution of building and...
Viability through Web-Enabled Technologies
Viability through Web-Enabled Technologies
Dirk Vriens, Paul Hendriks. © 2000. 24 pages.
It is often claimed that the Internet and associated technologies have paved the way for new types of businesses, new types of consumer behavior, and new types of services (cf....