Assignment 4: Merger, Acquisition, and International Strategies Due Week 8 and worth 300 points 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: 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. 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.  For the corporation that operates internationally, briefly evaluate its international business-level strategy and international corporate-level strategy and make recommendations for improvement.  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. 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 student’s name, the professor’s 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. Click  here  to view the grading rubric.  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 .

1. Assignment 4: Merger, Acquisition, and International Strategies
Due Week 8 and worth 300 points
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:
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.
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.
For the corporation that operates internationally, briefly
evaluate its international business-level strategy and
international corporate-level strategy and make
recommendations for improvement.
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.
Use at least three (3) quality references.
Note:

2. 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
student’s name, the professor’s 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.
Click
here
to view the grading rubric.
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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 7-8 errors present
5-6 errors present
3-4 errors present
0-2 errors present