University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014 1-1-1973 A discriminant analysis and evaluation of corporate acquisition criteria. Arthur L. Herrmann University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1 Recommended Citation Herrmann, Arthur L., "A discriminant analysis and evaluation of corporate acquisition criteria." (1973). Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014. 5907. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1/5907 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. A DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF CORPORATE ACQUISITION CRITERIA A dissertation By Arthur Lyon Herrmann B.S. University of Connecticut, 1950 M.B.A., University of Hartford, 1966 Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy April 1973 Major Subject General Business and Finance A DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF CORPORATE ACQUISITION CRITERIA I I A Dissertation By Arthur Lyon Herrmann Approved as to style and content by: f ' * ' 1 1) A ■ f WS (Ch-dirman of Committee) iU Alexander Barges ^^7 irector Graduate Studies) John T. Conlon (Member) William B. Whiston \ 11 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The writer wishes to express special thanks to Dr. Alexander Barges, Chairman of the Department of General Business and Finance, for his guidance and assistance throughout this research. The writer is further indebted to Dr. Barges for the help, guidance, and encouragement he has generously given for the past three years.