A Management Professor Discovers a Way for Corporate Management to Operate

question 84

Multiple Choice

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

• A) proprietary knowledge, because only who the person pays for the journal has access to the findings
• B) common knowledge, because scientific publications are not subject to copyright
• C) proprietary knowledge, because the discoverer has intellectual property rights over the findings
• D) common knowledge, because all are free to use the findings

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