If a Firm Wants to Take Over Another Firm but Feels

question 29

Multiple Choice

If a firm wants to take over another firm but feels the attempt to do so will be viewed as unfriendly it could decide to take a _____ approach to the acquisition.

• A) crown jewel
• B) shark repellent
• C) bear hug
• D) countertender offer
• E) lockup

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Definitions:

NOIR

A commonly used acronym in statistics that stands for Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio - the four levels of measurement for variables.

Intercoder Reliability

A measure of the degree to which different people coding qualitative data arrive at consistent results.

Reliable

Reliability refers to the consistency and dependability of a measure or test, in that repeated applications yield similar results under consistent conditions.

Likert

Relates to a psychometric scale commonly involved in research that employs questionnaire-based research methods, used for measuring attitudes or opinions.