Assignment
Length: 6 to 8 pages.
Scenario
You have been asked to evaluate Company A and Company B and make your recommendation for acquiring one or both companies. Based on your initial assessment, you have created balanced scorecards for both companies. You are now ready to analyze the information you have gathered so far about the two companies so that you can compare the costs, benefits, and risks associated with acquiring each company and make a well-informed decision.
In this milestone, you will first analyze the current situation of TransGlobal Airlines using the given data and other sources to understand their business environment. You will also evaluate the performance of Company A and Company B using the balanced scorecards you created in Milestone One.
Prompt
Write a report with your performance evaluation of the three companies involved in the acquisition.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
A. Situation Analysis of TransGlobal Airlines (parent company). Use the provided TransGlobal Company Information and Financials to highlight the company's current business environment.
a. Internal environment: culture, leadership, internal processes, human resources, operations, and financial performance
b. External environment: competitive, market, regulatory, customers, suppliers, and other relevant stakeholders
B. Balanced Scorecard Analysis of Company A. Using the balanced scorecard for Company A from Milestone One, describe your analysis of
Company A's performance. Perform a cost-benefit-risk analysis to explain whether the benefits justify the costs of acquisition.
a. Opportunity cost: What will it cost to move forward with this opportunity?
b. Risk: Identify and explain the magnitude of the risks this acquisition poses to the parent company related to its market, financial, cultural, and operational environments.
C. Balanced Scorecard Analysis of Company B. Using the balanced scorecard for Company B from Milestone One, describe your analysis of Company B's performance. Perform a cost-benefit-risk analysis to explain whether the benefits justify the costs of acquisition.
a. Opportunity cost: What will it cost to move forward with this opportunity?
b. Risk: Identify and explain the magnitude (low, medium, or high) of the risks this acquisition poses to the parent company related to its market, financial, cultural, and operational environments.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.