Risky Business Written Assignment
Research the merger and acquisition of Disney and Pixar and identify the potential risks that the companies may face in their various markets, such as cultural differences, legal and regulatory issues, intellectual property disputes, and financial risks.
Using your research, create a risk mitigation plan for Disney and Pixar. Your plan should include the following elements:
- Identification of the key risks facing Disney and Pixar in their various markets
- Analysis of the potential impact of these risks on Disney and Pixar’s operations and financial performance
- Identification of the risk management strategies that Disney and Pixar currently use and their effectiveness
- Proposed new risk management strategies to mitigate the identified risks e. Evaluation of the costs and benefits of each proposed strategy
- Recommendation of the most effective risk management strategies for Disney and Pixar
Present this information in 3-4 pages written response in APA format supported by at least four academic sources.
Rubric
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Performance Indicators (Observation descriptors indicating extent to which criterion is met.) |
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Exemplary 10・9 |
Proficient 8・7・6 |
Needs Improvement 5・4 |
Unsatisfactory 3・2・1 |
No Submission |
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Depth
30% of overall grade |
Content indicates synthesis of ideas, in depth analysis, and evidence of original thought and support for the topic. | Content indicates original thinking and develops ideas with sufficient and firm evidence. | Content indicates thinking and reasoning applied with original thought on a few ideas. | Content indicates some thinking and reasoning but most ideas are unoriginal or underdeveloped. | 0 points |
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Resources
25% of overall grade |
All evidence supports arguments and is relevant to the topic. The student uses the required number and type of resources identified in the syllabus to support his/her argument. | Most evidence supports arguments and is relevant to the topic. The student uses 75% of the required number and type of resources identified in the syllabus to support his/her argument. | Some evidence supports arguments and is relevant to the topic. The student uses 50% of the required number of sources. | Limited evidence to support arguments, with few sources relevant to the topic. The student uses less than 50% of the required number of sources. | 0 points |
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Organization
15% of overall grade |
Paper has a high degree of attention to logic and reasoning of points. Paper clearly leads the reader to the conclusion and stirs thought regarding the topic.
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Paper is coherent and logically organized with transitions used between ideas and paragraphs to create coherence. Overall unity of ideas is present. | Paper is somewhat structured and logically organized. Some points remain misplaced and stray from the topic. Transitions evident but not used throughout. | Paper is limited in logical organization with major errors. | 0 points |
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Mechanics
15% of overall grade |
Few errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure, and grammar. | Occasional errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar, but meaning is not obscured. | Frequent errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar; meaning confused or obscured. | Dominated by errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar; meaning at times unidentifiable. | 0 points |
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Formatting
15% of overall grade |
Paper meets all formatting guidelines and assignment requirements, including page-length and APA formatting requirements. Paper is correctly assembled with a professional look. | The paper follows most formatting guidelines, including page-length and APA formatting requirements.Paper is correctly assembled. | Paper generally follows formatting guidelines and assignment requirements, including page-length and APA formatting requirements. Paper has some assembly errors | Paper does not follow formatting guidelines and assignment requirements, including page -length and APA format requirements. Paper has major assembly errors | 0 points |
