Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 5
Points: 100
Overview:
Your company recently went through a global merger or acquisition in which at least one of the parties involved was from one of the following countries (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, or Cuba). You need to create a PowerPoint presentation that you will present to the Board to describe the rationale behind the merger or acquisition.
Instructions:
· Identify if the merger or acquisition was vertical or horizontal in nature.
· Compare and contrast some advantages and disadvantages to pursuing the merger as opposed to pursuing an association.
· What are some of the social implications of doing business with this firm (human rights, social responsibility, and etcetera)?
Requirements:
· Create a PowerPoint presentation, at least 7-9 slides, not counting the title or reference slides.
· Include at least 3 valid, credible resources, preferably from the Post University Library.
· Include an introduction and conclusion slide.
· Use APA formatting for citations, include in-text citations on slides.
· Be creative!
Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.
Evaluation Rubric for Going Global Assignment
CRITERIA
Deficient
Needs Improvement
Proficient
Exemplary
0-11 points
12-15 points
16-17 points
18-20 points
Content
Elements of
Slides
Slides
Slides clearly
the assignment
somewhat
generally
address all
are not
address the
address all
elements of the
addressed,
elements of the
elements of the
assignment in
poorly
assignment in
assignment in
a thorough and
constructed,
though not in a
a clear
detailed
lacking critical
clear manner,
manner,
manner.
thought, or
lacking some
showing
Critical thinking
difficult to
critical thinking
evidence of
and research
evaluate.
and research.
critical thinking
are apparent.
and research.
Overall
Content is
Information
Information
Information is
Organization
difficult to
flow is
flow is
presented in a
follow due to
somewhat
generally
logical and
lack of logical
logical,
logical and
interesting
structure or
may be difficult
easy to follow
sequence that
flow.
to follow and
but may lack
is easy to
lack fluency.
fluency.
follow. Topics
flow smoothly
from one to
another with
appropriate
transitions.
Professionali
Slides are
Slides and
Slides and
Slides and
sm
unclear,
supporting
supporting
supporting
overloaded, or
notes are
notes are
notes are
lack a
presented in a
presented in a
presented in a
consistent
somewhat
generally
consistently
design style.
consistent
consistent and
professional
manner but
effective
and effective
lack an
design style,
manner.
effective
though there
Template
design style,
are some
design, fonts,
and
inconsistencies
and colors
inconsistencies
present.
enhance the
are present.
presentation.
Preparation
Slides
Slides
Slides
Slides
and
demonstrate
somewhat
demonstrate
demonstrate
Development
frequent errors
demonstrate a
general
consistent
of layout or
general
attention to
attention to
lack of attention to detail in preparation.
attention to detail in layout and titling.
Important detail(s) may be missing.
detail in layout and titling.
detail in preparation. Information is presented in a relevant and original
manner.
0-5 points
6-7 points
8 points
9-10 points
Clear and
Writing is
Writing is
Writing is easy
Writing is free
Professional
frequently
somewhat
to understand
of almost all
Writing and
difficult to
difficult to
despite minor
punctuation,
APA Format
understand
understand
errors in
spelling, and
because of
with errors in
punctuation,
grammar
several errors
punctuation,
spelling, and
errors.
in grammar,
spelling, and
grammar.
Appropriate
punctuation,
grammar.
Appropriate
word choice is
and spelling.
Appropriate
word choice is
used for an
Word choice
word choice is
used for an
academic
is sometimes
somewhat
academic
setting.
inappropriate
used for an
setting.
Sentence
for an
academic
Sentence
structure is
academic
setting.
structure is
clear.
setting.
Sentence
mostly clear.
Sentence
structure is
structure is
somewhat
unclear.
clear.
References
No academic
One academic
Two academic
Three or more
references
reference
references
academic
present, or
present but
present but
references are
reference
errors in
may have a
present and
formatting has
formatting.
few errors in
formatted
significant
formatting.
properly.
errors.
