In 1988, terrorists bombed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing allpassengers on board. Congress sought to remedy security shortcomings by passing theAviation Security Improvement Act of 1990, which, among other things, ordered theFederal Aviation Authority (FAA) to prescribe minimum training requirements andstaffing levels for airport security. The FAA promulgated rules according to theinformal rulemaking process. However, the FAA refused to disclose certain rulesconcerning training at specific airports. A public interest group called Public Citizen, Inc., along with family members of those who had died at Lockerbie, wanted to knowthe details of airport security. What steps should they take to obtain the information?

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.