Which One of These Statements Is False

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which one of these statements is false?

• A) Acquisitions are sometimes unfriendly.
• B) Shareholders of the target firm must vote to approve an acquisition by stock.
• C) The cost of a stock acquisition can be higher than the cost of a merger if the target firm's management resists.
• D) The complete absorption of one firm by another requires a merger.
• E) In stock acquisitions the bidding firm deals directly with the target firm's shareholders.

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Definitions:

Self-Actualization

is the realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities, considered as a drive or need present in everyone.

Safety Needs

The second level in Maslow's hierarchy of needs, encompassing the need for security, protection, and stability in one's physical and social environment.

Job Security

The probability that an individual will retain their job without the risk of becoming unemployed.

Frustration-Regression Principle

A concept suggesting that when a higher-level need is frustrated, individuals may regress to lower-level needs that are easier to satisfy.