ORACLE'S HOSTILE TAKEOVER OF PEOPLESOFT Do an analysis of the Oracle case including answering the following questions:

1. What's your appraisal of Oracle's initial offer for PeopleSoft? In Conway's position, what would have been your response to Oracle's initial offer?

2. As a member of the Transaction Committee set up by the PeopleSoft board, what would be your stance on

the proposals (a) to recast the JDEC deal;

(b) to approve golden and tin parachutes for employees;

(c) to retain the poison pill;

(d) to ratify the CAP;

(e) to seek antitrust review by the Department of Justice?

3. What are the central issues raised in the Delaware and California litigation?

4. Among the executives whose actions are described in the case.Ellison, Catz, Conway, Duffield.

who has done the best job fulfilling the responsibilities of his/her position? The worst?