120. Competitor intelligence could ethically come from all of the following EXCEPT a. court records. b. financial reports. c. show discussions. d. eavesdropping. d ANSWER: 1 POINTS: Medium DIFFICULTY: 63-64 REFERENCES: STMA.HITT.13.Knowledge - Application LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AACSB: Ethics | Management: Ethical Responsibilities | Dierdorff & NOTES: Rubin: Managing the task environment | Bloom: Knowledge 121. Which of the following represents a competitive intelligence practice that is both legal and ethical? a. A firm hires a competitor's employees and asks them to share the names and addresses of business contacts from their previous company. b. An executive attends a trade show solely to obtain a competitor's brochures, listen to sales pitches, and ask questions about the competitor's products. c. A city council member shares information about the decision process for selecting a contractor to build a new library wing with his wife, an executive with a construction firm bidding on the contract. d. A marketing manager at Smith-Phillips, Inc., sells confidential plans for the company's expansion into the Far East to a firm that is not a direct competitor. b ANSWER: 1 POINTS: Medium DIFFICULTY: 63 REFERENCES: STMA.HITT.13. - 1.4 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AACSB: Ethics | Management: Ethical Responsibilities | Dierdorff & NOTES: Rubin: Managing the task environment | Bloom: Application 122. Which of the following intelligence-gathering techniques is most likely to be legal and ethical? a. hiring investigators to examine the competitor's trash b. entering a competitor's production without authorization c. redirecting a competitor's emails to one's own company d. attending trade show presentations given by a competitor's employees d ANSWER: 1 POINTS: Medium DIFFICULTY: 63 REFERENCES: STMA.HITT.13.Comprehension - Comprehension LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AACSB: Ethics | Management: Ethical Responsibilities | Dierdorff & NOTES: Rubin: Managing the task environment | Bloom: Comprehension
120. Competitor intelligence could ethically come from all of the following EXCEPT a. court records. b. financial reports. c. show discussions. d. eavesdropping. ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Medium REFERENCES: 63-64 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: STMA.HITT.13.Knowledge - Application NOTES: AACSB: Ethics | Management: Ethical Responsibilities | Dierdorff & Rubin: Managing the task environment | Bloom: Knowledge 121. Which of the following represents a competitive intelligence practice that is both legal and ethical? a. A firm hires a competitor's employees and asks them to share the names and addresses of business contacts from their previous company. b. An executive attends a trade show solely to obtain a competitor's brochures, listen to sales pitches, and ask questions about the competitor's products. c. A city council member shares information about the decision process for selecting a contractor to build a new library wing with his wife, an executive with a construction firm bidding on the contract. d. A marketing manager at Smith-Phillips, Inc., sells confidential plans for the company's expansion into the Far East to a firm that is not a direct competitor. ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Medium REFERENCES: 63 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: STMA.HITT.13. - 1.4 NOTES: AACSB: Ethics | Management: Ethical Responsibilities | Dierdorff & Rubin: Managing the task environment | Bloom: Application 122. Which of the following intelligence-gathering techniques is most likely to be legal and ethical? a. hiring investigators to examine the competitor's trash b. entering a competitor's production without authorization c. redirecting a competitor's emails to one's own company d. attending trade show presentations given by a competitor's employees ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Medium REFERENCES: 63 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: STMA.HITT.13.Comprehension - Comprehension NOTES: AACSB: Ethics | Management: Ethical Responsibilities | Dierdorff & Rubin: Managing the task environment | Bloom: Comprehension
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