Foundations of Business (MindTap Course List)
Foundations of Business (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337386920
Author: William M. Pride, Robert J. Hughes, Jack R. Kapoor
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4.8C, Problem 2CC
Summary Introduction

To determine: The meaning of hostile takeover and reasons on how it is different from a merger or acquisition.

Introduction: A merger is the mix of two organizations into one by either shutting the old entities into one new entity or by one organization engrossing the other. In other terms, at least two organizations are united into one organization to form a merger.

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