Tarik's Business Uses Environmental Databases That Are Readily Available and Cost-Effective

Multiple Choice

Tarik's business uses environmental databases that are readily available and cost-effective, but his vice president of operations thinks they need to develop a database for a new project. What would you advise them to do to make it the simplest, easiest, and most effective way to have that needed database?

A) Patent it.
B) Purchase it.
C) License it from others.
D) Form a joint venture.
E) Acquire the owner of the technology.