Consider the Coke-Pepsi Photo Above

question 198

Multiple Choice

Consider the Coke-Pepsi photo above.An employee of Coca-Cola attempted to share its marketing plan with an employee of Pepsi for a modest price.What should the Pepsi employee do?

• A)Buy the marketing plan if assured there would be no legal or ethical repercussions.
• B)Ignore the offer to buy the marketing plan and hope the ethical dilemma will go away.
• C)Immediately contact Coca-Cola to advise them of the plot to sell the marketing plan.
• D)Immediately report the offer to the Better Business Bureau.
• E)Advise the Coca-Cola employee that it would be ethical to accept the plan if it was offered for free.

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