Clandestine Collection of Trade Secrets or Proprietary Information About a Company's

question 272

Multiple Choice

clandestine collection of trade secrets or proprietary information about a company's competitors is referred to as

• A) trade piracy.
• B) transnational fraud.
• C) economic espionage.
• D) competitive duplicity.
• E) transnational espionage.

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Definitions:

Paid-in Capital

Funds raised by a company through the issuance of shares, representing the capital contributed by shareholders.

Dividends in Arrears

Dividends in arrears are dividends that a corporation has not yet paid out to its shareholders for preferred stock, accumulative from prior periods.

Repurchase

The act of buying back previously sold stock or bonds from the market or shareholders by the issuing company, often to reduce the amount of outstanding shares and increase the value of remaining shares.

Book Value

Book value is the net value of a company's assets found on its balance sheet, calculated as the total assets minus intangible assets and liabilities.