A Management Professor Discovers a Way for Corporate Management to Operate

question 338

Multiple Choice

A management professor discovers a way for corporate management to operate more efficiently. He publishes his findings in a journal. His findings are

• A)proprietary and common knowledge.
• B)neither proprietary nor common knowledge.
• C)proprietary, but not common, knowledge.
• D)common, but not proprietary, knowledge.

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Definitions:

External Matters

Issues or factors that originate outside of an individual or system and can impact its functioning.

Control

The power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.

Information Power Base

A source of influence derived from possessing knowledge or information that is needed or valued by others.

Operational Data

Information collected from the day-to-day operations of a business or organization, used to support real-time decision-making and operational tasks.