Paul Dishman, visiting associate professor of business management at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School, has been voted vice president of the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP).
“Paul Dishman is an excellent teacher and a fine colleague,” said J. Michael Pinegar, department chair of business management at the Marriott School. “His appointment as vice president of the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals attests to the high regard his professional associates outside of BYU have for him. It has been a pleasure to have Paul with us this year.”
Dishman, who teaches competitive intelligence at the Marriott School, has served on SCIP’s board of directors and recently hosted the first academic conference dedicated to competitive intelligence at Drexel University.
“Competitive intelligence is the way businesses stay on top in a highly competitive market,” Dishman said.
Competitive intelligence is the formal, legal and ethical method a company uses to gather and analyze information about its competitive environment. Second-year MBA students are currently enrolled in the Marriott School’s first course in competitive intelligence. Other schools offering similar courses include Harvard, UCLA, University of Pennsylvania and the American Graduate School of International Management.
The Marriott School is located at Brigham Young University, the largest privately owned, church-sponsored university in the United States. The school has nationally ranked programs in accounting, business management, information systems, organizational behavior and entrepreneurship. The mission of the Marriott School is to educate men and women of faith, character and professional ability who will become outstanding managers and leaders throughout the world. Approximately 3,000 students are enrolled in the Marriott School’s graduate and undergraduate programs.
