Todd's Small Company, Nimbus, Developed a Video Game Called Combat

question 63

Essay

Todd's small company, Nimbus, developed a video game called Combat Skill that took off among gamers. Farbase EAD is a large video game developer with its own gaming system that has offered to buy Nimbus. Explain this type of harvest transaction and what motivations Farbase EAD may have for purchasing Nimbus.

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Definitions:

Card-Check

A method used in labor relations where employees can form a union by signing cards stating they wish to be represented, bypassing a secret ballot election.

Mandatory Unionization

A policy requiring employees in a particular workplace or sector to join a union as a condition of employment.

Unionizing

The process by which workers form or join a union to collectively bargain for better terms and conditions of employment.

In-House Organizing

The process of forming and establishing unions or groups within an organization by its own employees, rather than external union organizations.