Università della Svizzera italiana

The arguments of corporate directors in takeover bids : Comparing argumentative strategies in the context of friendly and hostile offers in the UK takeover market

Palmieri, Rudi ; Rigotti, Eddo (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2010.

This dissertation analyzes argumentative interactions in the context of corporate takeover bids, representing thus a first systematic study of financial communication from the perspective of argumentation theory. In general, the importance of financial communication is justified by the relevance of information for making sound investment decisions (cf. Healy Williams 2008)....