2 (p. 42) Gathering "competitive intelligence" A. is good business practice. B. is illegal. C. is considered unethical. D. minimizes the need to obtain information in the public domain.

Gathering "competitive intelligence" is good business practice.

Option: A

Explanation:

The outcome of an attempt by a organization to accumulate and evaluate knowledge about its market, business climate, rivals and competitive goods and services, is understood as competitive intelligence. The method of collecting and evaluating data will help a corporation establish its plan or recognize market gaps. It is taken as a good business practice because it make awareness of competition in market which helps in set up of mind and making strategy. Ethics is one of the subjects used in such competitive intelligence.

the answer is d

explanation:

the first successful, urban blues recording, selling more than 75,000 copies, was made in year 1920.

mamie smith recorded the first commercially successful example of the urban blues,   with the recording of “crazy blues”."crazy blues" was recorded on august 10, 1920, in new york city. within a month of the release of “crazy blues” it had sold 75,000 copies.