Weak Signals Management, Entrepreneurship and Uncertainty: A Relational Theoretical Essay Under the Perspective of Intelligence

Abstract

The more one recognizes the strategic importance of information for organizations, the harder it is the perception about the difficulties associated with the search and productive use of information. This research investigate two points: is there an association between the difficulties perceived by managers in the management of weaksignal and the level of entrepreneurial orientation of organizations? And is there is an association between the perceived difficulties and the dimensions of uncertainty perceived by organizations? We conduct this research from the perspective of Intelligence, given that it covers the steps involved in the search, identification, classification, storage, dissemination and use of information. This structure will make it possible to associate the main difficulties in the management of weak signals (identified in previous studies), according to their nature with the Intelligence process. In turn, this will enable an analysis of the relationship between the most significant difficulties perceived by organizations with the degree of entrepreneurship they employ, as well as with the dimensions of uncertainty perceived.

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