MBA 570
Writing Assignment 2 Instructions and Rubric
Instructions
The second writing assignment is due at the end of Module 6.
You are advised to begin working on the second writing assignment during Module
4.
This writing assignment should be in an essay format. It
should use two or more published news or academic articles which are less than
a year old as cited references. This writing assignment addresses the values
learning outcome (LO7) as detailed in the syllabus.
For this assignment, assume that you are a corporate manager
that needs to make an important decision. Your company currently has its
largest factory (700 employees) located in the Midwestern United States. This
factory is currently not competitive in international markets and its poor
results are threatening to force the entire company into bankruptcy. The
company employs 3,000 in other areas of the U.S.
You have to decide whether to keep the factory where it is or
move it to Canada or Ireland. You can only keep one factory open. The corporate
tax rates of Canada (20%) and Ireland (15%) are much lower than the U.S. (35%).
Labor costs will not change significantly because the cost of training new
employees will be offset by the replacement of highly paid senior employees
with younger employees in the other countries. The old factory needs extensive
renovation which will still not leave it as efficient as the new factories
planned for the new countries. Therefore, the NPV of the capital investments involved
are equal for all three countries.
You have calculated the NPV of each choice. The NPV of
keeping the U.S. factory open is $1,000,000. The NPV of moving the factory to
Canada or Ireland is $10,000,000 and $35,000,000 respectively.
In this writing assignment, you should answer the following
questions:
• Where
should your factory be located? Why?
• Who are
the stakeholders in this decision? How did you take the stakeholders into
account when making your decision?
• How does
your decision support responsible stewardship and integrity in the context of
financial management?
The essay will be in APA format and be 500-1,000 words in
length (this range includes everything in the assignment including your name,
title, and citations). Turnitin.com software will be used to ensure that
submitted assignments are original works. See the rubric on the next page for
complete grading criteria.
Recent published news or academic articles are available in
the ProQuest database at the Saint Leo University Library website. Click here
for instructions on accessing ProQuest.
