Which One of the Following Statements Is True of Competitive

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.