A Study of Foreign Acquisition of U.S. Firms Prior to the Exon-Floria Amendment

Abstract

This thesis examines the possible effects of foreign acquisition on the defense industrial base in the semiconductor industry. The problems and benefits of foreign acquisition are assessed in order to determine the consequence of foreign acquisition for industries critical to U.S. national security. Foreign investment in these critical areas has the attention of top officials in the legislative and executive branch, as evidenced by the passage of the Exon-Florio amendment. This legislation was intended to give the federal government the authority to prohibit foreign acquisition in cases where national security was a concern. This thesis examines foreign acquisition prior to the passage of Exon-Florio in order to discover whether such takeovers lead to the loss of such companies to the defense industrial base. Conclusions and recommendations are provided in the final chapter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA241814

Entities

People

  • Fred O. Schellhammer

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Department Of State
  • Electronics
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Law
  • Manufacturing
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • Security
  • Semiconductors
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics