Hostile Takeovers: An Analysis of Defense Mechanisms. This eight-page MBA level paper examines how defense mechanisms such as poison pills, staggered boards of directors, golden parachutes, stockholder rights plans, greenmail payments, and other methods have evolved so successfully that hostile takeovers are losing their appeal as a corporate governance strategy on Wall Street. Pages: 8 Bibliography: 6 source(s) listed Filename: 15765 Hostile Takeover Defenses.doc Price: 71.60