Information regarding the four components of the framework for Competitor Analysis can NOT:
A) be gleaned from company press releases.
B) gathered from rivals internal proprietary strategic information.
C) assembled from website data (especially management reports and presentations given to financial analysts).
D) observed from public information (especially annual reports and 10K financial reports).
E) garnered from competitive intelligent departments assigned the task to monitor rivals.

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Gathering information from a rival's internal proprietary strategic information would be unethical and likely illegal. It is not a legitimate source for competitor analysis. The other options mentioned are all valid sources for gathering information for the framework of Competitor Analysis.

Information Regarding the Four Components of the Framework for Competitor