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Frequently, the results obtained from such research
are a major help and, almost as frequently, constitute the essential foundation
for decision-making.
Often, the decisions involved relate to actions whose necessity only
becomes apparent once the investigations have been completed, and the
relevant causes and interconnections identified. Taking action means doing.
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Whenever that happens, it is important to be
well-prepared, so to ensure that those actions will be exactly the
right ones.
In this regard, doing can, in fact, just as easily involve actively
refraining from doing something or deliberately tolerating something.
But – what also goes with this, is the certainty that we are doing
absolutely the right thing by doing nothing at all. Because it will
enable us to keep the situation under more effective observation for
the time being, it is worthwhile to track events as they develop.
If necessary, it may also be possible to influence the way things
develop; or else it may be possible to select just the right moment
to intervene.
Investigations – their real significance
From time to time, investigations can turn out to
be time-consuming and arduous. Many different approaches may prove necessary
in order to procure the information desired; and it may be that this activity
is more difficult than first thought.
The sources of individual or interim pieces of information may suddenly
prove to be more numerous than expected; and it may also sometimes be
hard to assess the accuracy of their factual content. Gaining access
to the places where this information originates may sometimes even depend
on official permits, and this in turn, may be linked to – commonly regarded
as tedious – visits to official bodies.
For this reason, each and every piece of investigation must first be
clearly thought through and then flexibility and both efficiently and
consistently implemented.
Our experience, and our ability to empathize and the resources that
we have all make us extremely well-equipped for these types of missions.
Far from finding them burdensome, we actually enjoy successfully rising
to meet these kinds of challenges.
Investigations – what is their purpose
Investigations are always goal-oriented. They
can include activities like analyzing or tracking down individuals or
corporations, identifying background or essential facts, researching
methods and relationships, analyzing or unearthing particular things.
The results of our investigations close knowledge gaps, create clarity
with regard to illegal situations or commercial or economic conditions;
supply confirmations or new items of evidence, reveal unsuspected facts
or just uncover the unexpected. They may enable errors to be corrected,
explain background events, or else enable diagnoses and forecasts; or
they may prevent surprises and give a new sense of predictability.
And we know: ultimately, the value of investigations depends on how
thoroughly they have been performed and how carefully the information
obtained has been assessed and prepared.
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