Sunday, April 24, 2022

Investigating Corporate Espionage - Quiz & Worksheet

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Quiz Question 1 of 3

What is corporate espionage?

A. Using illegal activities to discover proprietary, internal information about a company, its actions, and its products.

B. Using legal activities to discover proprietary, internal information about a company, its actions, and its products.

C. Looking through public records for information about a competitor.

D. Examining federal regulations to find out what a company can legally claim about a product.

Worksheet

1. What is competitive intelligence?

A. Information gained through ethical, legal means about a competitor, the market, and federal regulations

B. Information gained through unethical, illegal means about a competitor, the market, and federal regulations  

C. Any information that can be used against a competitor.

D. Racing competitors to find information.

2. What are trade secrets?

A. All public information about a company's product

B. Information about a company's external procedures

C. Proprietary information about a company's products, processes, and procedures that can only be obtained internally.

D. All answers are correct.