MNC STRATEGY CASE 6-2

Address the following questions FROM THE CASE ATTACHED: 

1. Why have negotiations so far failed to result in an agreement? Is the formation of the JV between Nora and Sakari the best option for both companies to achieve their respective objectives?
2. As Zainal, what would you do to ensure that Nora fulfills the TMB contract?
3. If Zainal decides to renegotiate (and assuming that Kuusisto agreed), how should he restructure the terms of the deal?

MAN4633MNC Strategy- Discussion Board Rubrics

Introduce Yourself Rubric: 5 Points Total
Unacceptable Acceptable Excellent

Submission Promptness

0 points:

No introduction post, or
post was submitted
late.

1 points:
Post was submitted and is on-time.

1 points:
Post was submitted and is on-time.

Content

0 points:
No introduction post, or
has minimal
information, ie 1-2
pieces of data

1 points:
Student states name and general information,
but does not address all the questions
requested in post. There is no picture or
video of the student (or no explanation why
there is no picture of student)

2 points:
Student states all information included in
assignment, includes picture, includes video.
Post is engaging eliciting others to respond to
posting.

Formatting & Grammar

0 points:
No introduction post.

1 points:
Post is done with incomplete sentences, a
few (1-2) grammar and/or spelling mistakes.
Post is disorganized, hard to read.

2 points:
Post contains grammatically correct
sentences with little to no spelling errors.
Post is formatted well so that it is easy to read

Case Discussion Rubric: 3.75 Points Each
Unacceptable Acceptable Excellent

Submission Promptness
0 points:
No case discussion

0.25 points:
Case discussion was submitted and is on-
time

0.25 points:
Case discussion was submitted and is on-
time.

Formatting & Grammar

0 points:
No case discussion or
discussion contains
many sentences with
grammatical errors,
spelling mistakes.
Discussion is difficult to
read

0.25 points:
Case discussion has few grammatical errors
and/or spelling errors. Discussion is
organized loosely so while one can follow
along, it is somewhat hard to read.
Discussion post is very wordy, not concise-
repeats items

0.5 points:
Case discussion has little to no grammatical
errors or spelling mistakes. Discussion is
easy to read because it is organized well,
formatting makes content easy to read:
tables, bullets, images, etc. Discussion is
long enough to cover the topic, but concise.

Identification of Main
Issues/Problems & Analysis

0 points:
Identifies few of the
issues in the case or
none at all, incomplete
analysis to case issues

1 points:
Identifies most of the main issues of the case
study, provides thorough analysis to most of
the issues

1.5 points:
Identifies all of the issues of the case study,
provides thorough analysis to all of the issues

Links to Course
Readings/Additional Research

0 points:
Incomplete research,
no links to class
reading

1 points:
Good research, documented links to material
read

1.5 points:
Excellent research into the issues, information
cited and/or links to outside readings

Water Cooler Discussion & Debate Rubric: 10 Points Total
Unacceptable Acceptable Excellent

Submission Promptness

0 points:
Five or less posts in
discussion forum,
and/or most if all posts
are submitted late.

1.25 points:
At least 10 posts in discussion forum, posts
are submitted on-time.

2 points:
Ten or more posts are made in the discussion
forum, all of them are submitted on-time.

Formatting & Grammar

0 points:
Posts are very difficult
to read, nearly all posts
have many
grammatical errors
and/or spelling
mistakes

1.25 points:
Posts can be read without much difficulty,
have few grammatical errors or spelling
mistakes.

2 points:
Posts can be read easily, concise writing with
little to no spelling mistakes or grammatical
errors. Formatting makes information easier
to read: tables, bullets, images etc.

Content & Relevance

0 points:
Most, if not all, posts
are not relevant to
class material. Items
are repetitions of other
classmate’s postings.
Student never
responds to other
students posts

4.25 points:
Most of the posts are on-topic and relevant to
course materials. Content is from reputable
sources. Contains explanation of how
materials relate to items discussed in class-
ie not just a link to an outside video/article.
Student rarely responds to other students
postings

6 points:
All post topics are relevant to course
materials. Content is from reputable sources.
Materials from outside sources are cited or
documented. Contains discussion on how
materials relate to course materials, ie not just
a link to an outside video/article. Posts
encourage discussion, ask questions of
classmates. Student often responds to other
classmates postings

• MAN4633 MNC Strategy- Discussion Board Rubrics

Introduce Yourself Rubric: 5 Points Total
Case Discussion Rubric: 3.75 Points Each
Water Cooler Discussion & Debate Rubric: 10 Points Total