Exercise 2. 1. takeover; 2. outsider; 3. venture; 4. stock exchange; 5. volatility; 6. collusion; 7. bribe; 8. sophisticated

Exercise 4.balance of power, shifted, provided, independent, accounting scandal, run, destroy, consolidate, helm, appreciate, lawyers relations, shareholder value, expertise, shareholders, exercised, attitude, mentality, liability, failures, effectively, bankrupt, claims, auditors cooperation, outside, investigate, blame, motto, treatment, transactions, environment, fundamental, turnaround, corporate governance, stock options, competitive, performance, stock prices, abuses, set, fees, quality, issues, deals, regulators, micromanagement, risk averse, boards, downsizing, charge, advisors, consensus