Merger, Acquisition, and International Strategies

Assignment 4: Merger, Acquisition, and International Strategies Choose two (2) public corporations in an industry with which you are familiar one (1) that has acquired another company and operates internationally and one (1) that does not have a history of mergers and acquisitions and operates solely within the U.S. Research each company on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University’s online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions. Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: 1. For the corporation that has acquired another company, merged with another company, or been acquired by another company, evaluate the strategy that led to the merger or acquisition to determine whether or not this merger or acquisition was a wise choice. Justify your opinion. 2. For the corporation that has not been involved in any mergers or acquisitions, identify one (1) company that would be a profitable candidate for the corporation to acquire or merge with and explain why this company would be a profitable target. 3. For the corporation that operates internationally, briefly evaluate its international business-level strategy and international corporate-level strategy and make recommendations for improvement. 4. For the corporation that does not operate internationally, propose one business-level strategy and one corporate-level strategy that you would suggest the corporation consider. Justify your proposals. 5. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: – Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. – Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: – Identify various levels and types of strategy in a firm. – Use technology and information resources to research issues in business administration. – Write clearly and concisely about business administration using proper writing mechanics. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. Points: 300 Assignment 4: Merger, Acquisition, and International Strategies Criteria Unacceptable Below 60% F Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D Fair 70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B Exemplary 90-100% A 1. For the corporation that has acquired another company, merged with another company, or been acquired by another company, evaluate the strategy that led to the merger or acquisition to determine whether or not this merger or acquisition was a wise choice. Justify your opinion. Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the strategy that led to the merger or acquisition to determine whether or not this merger or acquisition was a wise choice. Did not submit or incompletely justified your opinion. Insufficiently evaluated the strategy that led to the merger or acquisition to determine whether or not this merger or acquisition was a wise choice. Insufficiently justified your opinion. Partially evaluated the strategy that led to the merger or acquisition to determine whether or not this merger or acquisition was a wise choice. Partially justified your opinion. Satisfactorily evaluated the strategy that led to the merger or acquisition to determine whether or not this merger or acquisition was a wise choice. Satisfactorily justified your opinion. Thoroughly evaluated the strategy that led to the merger or acquisition to determine whether or not this merger or acquisition was a wise choice. Thoroughly justified your opinion. 2. For the corporation that has not been involved in any mergers or acquisitions, identify one (1) company that would be a profitable candidate for the corporation to acquire or merge with and explain why this company would be a profitable target. Weight: 25% Did not submit or incompletely identified one (1) company that would be a profitable candidate for the corporation to acquire or merge with. Did not submit or incompletely explained why this company would be a profitable target. Insufficiently identified one (1) company that would be a profitable candidate for the corporation to acquire or merge with and insufficiently explained why this company would be a profitable target. Partially identified one (1) company that would be a profitable candidate for the corporation to acquire or merge with and partially explained why this company would be a profitable target. Satisfactorily identified one (1) company that would be a profitable candidate for the corporation to acquire or merge with and satisfactorily explained why this company would be a profitable target. Thoroughly identified one (1) company that would be a profitable candidate for the corporation to acquire or merge with and thoroughly explained why this company would be a profitable target. 3. For the corporation that operates internationally, briefly evaluate its international business-level strategy and international corporate-level strategy and make recommendations for improvement. Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely evaluated its international business-level strategy and international corporate-level strategy nor made recommendations for improvement. Insufficiently evaluated its international business-level strategy and international corporate-level strategy and Insufficiently made recommendations for improvement. Partially evaluated its international business-level strategy and international corporate-level strategy and partially made recommendations for improvement. Satisfactorily evaluated its international business-level strategy and international corporate-level strategy and satisfactorily made recommendations for improvement. Thoroughly evaluated its international business-level strategy and international corporate-level strategy and thoroughly made recommendations for improvement. 4. For the corporation that does not operate internationally, propose one business-level strategy and one corporate-level strategy that you would suggest the corporation consider. Justify your proposals. Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely proposed one business-level strategy and one corporate-level strategy that you would suggest the corporation consider. Did not justify your proposals. Insufficiently proposed one business-level strategy and one corporate-level strategy that you would suggest the corporation consider. Insufficiently justified your proposals. Partially proposed one business-level strategy and one corporate-level strategy that you would suggest the corporation consider. Partially justified your proposals. Satisfactorily proposed one business-level strategy and one corporate-level strategy that you would suggest the corporation consider. Satisfactorily justified your proposals. Thoroughly proposed one business-level strategy and one corporate-level strategy that you would suggest the corporation consider. Thoroughly justified your proposals. 5. 3 references Weight: 5% No references provided Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. 6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% More than 8 errors present 7-8 errors present 5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present