Other individuals or companies in the same or similar businesses
and who stand to gain from your loss or who can gain economic advantage by
taking advantage of you.
(e.g., German-Political-Crackers)
Complexity: Competitors are commonly percieved as an economic threat, but in
large businesses, they are often collaborators on some projects and
competitors on others. As a result, information technology is often used to
provide access for some purposes. It can be quite tempting to exploit this
access and these relationships in competitive areas.
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