This book by a former Chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) is the first on the subject of applied intelligence. Today, business and other organizations have to rely increasingly on intelligence for their success. The Information Age mandates that only those who are well informed will prosper. A leader’s standing as well as the competitiveness of an organization is defined by their capacity to take information-based decisions. Intelligence is exclusive information that helps shape decision making by an organization to ensure competitive advantage. It enables business organizations in particular to detect opportunities or sense potential threats. This book deals with the entire spectrum of sourcing of such information from tapping the knowledge that exists within an organization to a competent analysis of the open information available outside. It builds the thesis that we are transiting from the Information Age to the Age of Intelligence. The book emphasizes the need to incorporate information-handling in Business Management courses. The need of the hour, it maintains, is to have information savvy managers. It offers useful guidelines on enriching the course content in this particular sphere.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR D.C. Pathak
D.C. Pathak, M.Sc. from Lucknow University joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1960. He served his cadre state, Rajasthan, for a couple of years before being selected for the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in 1964. He served this premier Intelligence organisation in various capacities and rose to become its Chief in 1994. During 1996-97, he was the Chariman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, a body that coordinates inputs from all Intelligence agencies in the country-Civil and Military at the national appex. He was the Asia Pacific Chairman of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) from 1994 to 1996. Shri Pathak, is a graduate of the National Defence College (NDC) and a recipient of both the Indian Police Medal and the president's police Medal for distinguished service. He has travelled extensively all over the world and led delegations to Interpol, IACP and the SAARC Security Conference. Since retirement in 1997, Shri Pathak has been contributing articles to newspapers and journals and addressing seminars on issues of national security, national integration and the increasing application of Intelligence in achieving competitive advantage in a business and professional setting. His first book, Intelligence: A Security Weapon, was highly appreciated. Shri Pathak is presently a member of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB).
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