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

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.