'Shark repellents': How to avoid hostile takeovers

Arthur C. Regan; Arie Reichel

doi:10.1016/0024-6301(85)90065-2

'Shark repellents': How to avoid hostile takeovers

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Defensive measures againts the increasing merger trend in business are discussed. The purpose of the paper is to examine the types of measures that can be taken in the interests of top management and of shareholders. It takes no stand on whether mergers are themselves a good or bad phenomenon but discusses all the options available to enable managers and shareholders to effect their own decisions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	60-67
Number of pages	8
Journal	Long Range Planning
Volume	18
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0024-6301(85)90065-2
State	Published - 1 Jan 1985
Externally published	Yes

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Strategy and Management

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