Johnson is an executive vice president at Conecom Hardware. He researches a proposal by a larger company, Openlane Hardware, to combine the two companies. By analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing Openlane employees, Johnson concludes that Openlane has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. What actions should Johnson and Conecom Hardware take

Since Johnson analysed the past performance of Openlane hardware and found out that past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing Openlane employees, Johnson concludes that the company has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly, then Johnson and Conecom Hardware should turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover.

In this case, the merge between the companies will have a negative impact on Johnson and Conecom hardware due to the fact that the company has a bad reputation already and this can have an effect on Conecom. Therefore, the acquisition offer should be turned down.