Suppose Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft, Is Interested in a Small

question 78

Multiple Choice

Suppose Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, is interested in a small software company. He may offer to purchase the stock of this company at a price that is just high enough to tempt the current stockholders. This action would be called a

• A) monopoly.
• B) tender offer.
• C) proxy fight.
• D) hostile takeover.
• E) white knight offer.

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Psychoanalytic Theory

A body of theories originating from Sigmund Freud, which asserts that human behavior is influenced by unconscious motives and conflicts.