Techniques Used to Monitor External Environments Include

question 64

Multiple Choice

Techniques used to monitor external environments include:

• A) hiring scanning organizations.
• B) hiring the competitive intelligence professionals.
• C) government reports.
• D) professional journals.
• E) all of these.

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The amount by which revenue from sales exceeds costs in a business, expressed as a percentage of total sales.

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