Ari is a generous employer who truly values his workers. He is constantly praising the work his employees do and finds many ways to show his appreciation. Needless to say, Ari's employees like him a lot. However, they don't trust him. Ari does not like making decisions and, therefore, often fails to take care of important problems. Moreover, Ari does not like conflict and will often let his employees get away with inappropriate behavior on the job. Ari would most likely be considered a .

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.