#measure.tactical_maneuver__step any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
supertype: #tactical_maneuver__maneuver__manoeuvre__tactical_manoeuvre a move made to gain a tactical end
subtype: #countermeasure an action taken to offset another action
subtype: #countermine (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
subtype: #shark_repellent__sharkrepellent__porcupine_provision__porcupineprovision a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts
subtype: #golden_parachute giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover
subtype: #greenmail paying the raider to give up a takeover attempt (as by an extravagant buyback of the stock they hold in your corporation)
subtype: #pac-man_strategy__pacmanstrategy the target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer
subtype: #poison_pill the target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer
subtype: #suicide_pill__suicidepill a poison pill with potentially catastrophic implications for the company it is intended to protect
subtype: #safe_harbor the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive (gives it a safe harbor)
subtype: #scorched-earth_policy the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels
subtype: #safeguard__precaution a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
subtype: #security_measures__security measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising"
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