Which of the Following Is Not a Form of Shareholder

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a form of shareholder activism?

• A) investors communicating their concerns to other investors and to a firm's high-level managers in an effort to place pressure on the firm's managers or its board members
• B) poison pills
• C) shareholder lawsuits
• D) All of the above are forms of shareholder activism.

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Definitions:

Concentrated Industries

Industries in which a small number of companies hold a large market share, resulting in reduced competition.

R&D

Research and Development: Activities in connection with corporate or governmental innovation.

Marginal Cost

The spending necessary to fabricate one more unit of a good or service.

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

An index measuring the level of concentration in a market, calculated by summing the squares of the market shares of all competitors.