Which One of the Following Statements Is True of Competitive

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements is true of competitive intelligence as a means of environmental scanning?

• A) The Competitive Espionage Act makes it a crime in the United States to engage in competitive intelligence.
• B) It is unethical to use competitive intelligence to make strategic business decisions.
• C) Competitive intelligence is ethical if competitor-related information is collected from sources accessible and available to the public.
• D) Buying competitors' products and asking their own employees to evaluate them to learn about new technical innovations is an example of the unethical practices followed in competitive intelligence.

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Definitions:

Double-Stranded DNA

DNA consisting of two complementary strands that wind around each other, forming a double helix structure.

Restriction Enzymes

Proteins used to cut DNA at specific sequences, essential tools in molecular biology for gene cloning and DNA modification.

Double-Stranded DNA

The structure of DNA in which two linear strands run in opposite directions (antiparallel) and are wound around each other, much like a twisted ladder, forming the characteristic double helix.

Sticky Ends

Single-stranded overhangs resulting from the action of restriction enzymes on DNA, which can be used to join DNA fragments together.