generally abide by local legal guidelines and ethical business norms. Outsourcing Outsourcing has become a big business for competitive intelligence professionals. There are many different companies in this field, including market research and consulting firms. See also Business intelligence Commercial intelligence Competitor analysis Due diligence Economic and industrial espionage Industry or market research Information broker Legal case management Location intelligence Market research Marketing analysis Open source intelligence Porter's four corners model Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals Sourcing (personnel) SWOT analysis Trend analysis References External links Competitive Intelligence - Explained With Maps (documentary) Competitive Intelligence - Part 1 (quick pdf short course) Competitive Intelligence - Part 2 (quick pdf short course) Competitive Intelligence Definition - Investopedia Innovation economics Business intelligence terms Competition (economics) Market intelligence