Which of the Following Is Not a Characteristic of the Merger

question 128

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the merger wave that started in about 1981 and ended in 1989?

• A)Mergers financed by the junk bonds
• B)Congeneric mergers
• C)Corporate raiders
• D)Hostile takeovers

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Definitions:

Causality

This refers to the relationship between cause and effect where one event (the cause) directly results in another event (the effect).

Morality

Refers to principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.

Assimilating Information

The process of absorbing and integrating new information into one's existing knowledge or understanding.

Adaptation

In Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, the process by which the human mind constructs its knowledge, both assimilating new information to existing knowledge structures or understandings, and accommodating those structures to create a better fit to what is new.