Assignment #4 Me’Shaw A. Taylor HwangJi Lu BUS499 8/24/12 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. The merger I choose to research was the acquisition of Pixar by Disney. The merger between Disney and Pixar was a very successful one. They worked together in the past and their contract was running out after the release of Cars. This was the perfect opportunity and sensible move for these two companies to merge. The merger would allow the companies to work together conveniently. This merger was very …show more content…
A corporation that I choose that operates solely in the United States and has not been involved in any mergers or acquisitions would have to be Target Corporation. Target is an American retailing company that operates out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It also is the second largest discount retailer in the United States (Barwise). Target also boasts a 33rd ranking on the Fortune 500 and a component of S&P’s 500. A possible acquisition for Target would be the addition of Best Buy. Best Buy has been struggling as of late and has basically become a showroom for items that people will go elsewhere to purchase at a lower price. Best Buy suffers for its lack of variety and people will rather go shop at places such as Target and Wal-Mart. Target could also benefit from this merger by acquiring Best Buy’s brand presence and experience in selling electronics and appliances. Best Buy currently operates too many stores, and is in a dire need of a stronger presence online and has a dwindling reputation of taking care of its customers. It would be a good idea for Target to remake its electronics sections into Best Buy mini-stores and utilize its strengths in customer service to strengthen these departments. Replacing Best Buy larger stores could be smaller Best Buy locations in smaller towns and more strategic areas with the backing of a strong Target- Best Buy internet presence. Target could also utilize Best Buy’s biggest asset Geek
What services do you offer? Will I have a formal written agreement or contract with you? What if I can 't afford to pay your fees or make contributions? In addition to helping me solve my immediate problem, will you help me develop a plan for avoiding problems in the future?
"What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself. --
After reading the above statement, did you miss any species in your gut content sampling? If so, which ones?
Take your time and if for any reason you are not happy with the activity, get advice and report your concerns to your manager.
Learning to me is allowing your brain to receive information and then applying in to your life experiences. I feel like face to face learning is better, however, online is more convenient. I prefer face to face because it offers a more personal relationship with your classmates and your professor. Although it is not practical for my life, I do wish I could attend classes in a regular environment. Online provides me that much needed space and opportunity to move at my own pace. Now that I have taken this class, I know that while I am receiving information I will be more aware of the information being delivered because I will now be more intentional with receiving the information.
National governments in coffee growing countries have a major investment in Starbucks. Some of these countries include Costa Rica, Guatemala, Kenya, Nicaragua, and Tanzania. Starbucks strive to be responsible for its
I think that it’s the best decision in this situatuion: let Pixar do their job with the help of the Disney distribution channels. But that’s just the theory. On practice, it’s gonna be much harder to combine different corporate cultures, because both Disney and Pixar used to work with their usual style.
You have done a wonderful job on your assignment this week. The company backgrounder was very informative and written quite well. Due to the fact that my Capstone is on Apple, the information is accurate. A new product that was recently released this year was the Apple Watch in April. Apple has shipped 3.6 million Apple Watches in the second quarter, after it began shipping on April 24 (Wakabayushi, 2015). The ongoing success of Apple products has led to apple posting quarterly revenue of $49.6B and quarterly net profit of $10.7B for its fiscal 2015 third quarter (Apple, 2015).
* 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.
In my personal opinion, Target should continue to develop a specific portfolio that is specifically targeted to its customer’s needs and likes, while focusing on maintaining the same product quality and variety for each store brand. Through its marketing strategy, the retailer has to assure the consumer they are purchasing the same quality product as if they were buying a national brand at a more affordable price; which at the end is more convenient for the consumer and does not have to sacrifice quality. Target should also expand to the South and Northeast where there are still plenty of attractive locations with no Target presence. This will attract more customers and consequently strengthen its store brands.
The most important assignment I have ever had was in my 8th grade science class. The assignment was to make and complete a scientific experiment, along with a partner, based on a topic we covered in class. We were was meant to work on it throughout the 1st semester; I tried to complete it in the final 2 weeks. The assignment would include everything that you would see in an actual experiment, such as a hypothesis, multiple trials, and a conclusion. It required lots of work and collaboration between my partner and I. The assignment could either elevate my grade to an A+ or cause it to plummet. It put a tremendous level of stress on me and my partner, as well as my parents who didn’t know about it until the end. I soon found that I had less
1.From the annual reports you previewed, what is the company's corporate strategy? What are their company goals and were they successful in achieving those goals? Please list the company of the annual report you previewed.
20 5. Corporate-level strategy 25 6. How is the effectiveness of the company’s strategies? (ROIC) 26 7. What strategic problems does the company have?
4. Consider the Worldcom-MCI merger and the Qwest-US West merger. Trying to avoid hindsight bias, should the board of MCI and US West have accepted these offers? What is the obligation to shareholders? Was that obligation fulfilled? What about WorldCom and Qwest? Did their shareholders benefit?
Analyze the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Justify your opinion.