Which of the Following Is True of Competitor Intelligence as a Means

question 77

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of competitor intelligence as a means of environmental scanning?

• A) The Economic Espionage Act makes it a crime in the United States to engage in competitor intelligence.
• B) It is unethical to use competitor intelligence to make strategic business decisions.
• C) Competitor 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 competitor intelligence.

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