Organizational CommunicationsPart I: Description of the Organization
Tesla is a niche-market company organization that manufactures electric vehicles and batteries to advance the green energy movement in the modern world. Guided by the vision of the CEO, Elon Musk, Tesla began its car business by provided luxury brand vehicles under two models, the Tesla Model X and the Tesla Model S. Recently, the company has been working on mass production of a lower-priced brand, the Tesla Model 3, for consumers not in the market for luxury vehicles. Tesla’s mission statement is: “to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport by bringing compelling mass market electric cars to market as soon as possible” (Tesla, 2013). At the core of its business is the concept of providing a product that promotes sustainability and that does not rely upon the burning of fossil fuels for vehicle transportation. Tesla’s electric vehicles are battery powered rather than gas powered, which is how Tesla aims to support the sustainability initiative. Evans (2017) points out that “sustainability is the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
To support its mission, Tesla also purchased Solar City, a solar panel producing company, in an effort to broaden its scope and incorporate the solar panel business into its own productions. By promoting itself as a company that is dedicated to the use of green or renewable energy, Tesla has found support from consumers who are interested in investing in a business that takes sustainability seriously and makes it the heart of its enterprise. So far, Tesla has succeeded in winning supporters, with its stock price soaring exponentially in recent years. However,...
Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts American companies have suffered in recent years. In their efforts to reduce cost, restructuring and downsizing have affected almost every organization either directly or indirectly. These attempts to 'right the ship' so to speak will cause problems for these organizations in the terms of their ability to perform in the long-term. Organizational behavior has been cast aside in too many areas which entails that these companies have
Title: The Implications of Organizational Behavior and Culture on Business OperationsTable of ContentsIntroduction � Page 3Organizational Structure � Page 3 to 6Organizational Culture � Page 6 to 7Conclusion � Page 7ReferencesIntroductionOrganization structure and culture are now becoming critical elements for businesses to not only make profits but to survive. Due in part to technological change, many businesses are undergoing fundamental shifts to their business models. No industry is immune to
Pricing Strategy There are several critical factors that affect making pricing decisions: customers, competitors, regulations, government laws, the overall economy, and production costs and some of the most important variables to look at when deciding on a pricing strategy. As Zeng, Dasgupta and Weinberg (2016) put it, differentiation is key to developing a pricing strategy that works for a company that has to set itself apart from competitors in order to
TESLADisruptive Technologies and Innovative Organizations: TeslaTesla happens to be one of the most recognizable companies today � mostly owing to its huge bet on clean energy via the design and manufacture of electric vehicles. It important to note that on its website, Tesla states its mission as the acceleration the world�s transition to energy that could be deemed sustainable (Tesla, 2021). This is a worthy cause given that past studies
Marketing Plan Pricing Strategy The pricing objective for this plan is to price a brand new Tesla Model XF at $200,000 and to give owners of a previous Tesla model an incentive to buy by trading in their older model and paying the difference to upgrade to the new Tesla Model XF. This is a cost-based pricing strategy, with the aim being to make the Model XF competitive with other brands in
Task 1 1.1 Evaluate the restraints and constraints on the integration of inter-organisational strategy. Inter-organizational strategy must evaluate the restraints and constraints on the integration of organizations, such as supply chains, shipping, sales and so on. A constraint keeps the organizational from achieving a goal. A restraint places pressure on the organization as it seeks to achieve the goal. The Theory of Constraints can be used to help organizations evaluate their constraints
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