Business Consulting Analysis: Tesla, Inc.

Tentative Outline of Business Consulting Analysis*
Title
Business Consulting Analysis: Tesla, Inc.
Team number (List of team member names)
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
– Identify the main problem or strategic challenges that are the main focus of your team’s
business consulting analysis. Then what are the most critical external/internal factors
relevant to these issues? What are your team’s strategic suggestions to deal with the
challenges? What business outcomes is your team expecting by implementing the
suggested course of action?
Part I
1. Introduction
– Describe the vision, mission, and core values.
– Does your target company adopt a code of ethics (conduct)? How does the company
define its corporate social responsibility? How is the company engaging with multiple
stakeholders? Which stakeholders are the primary stakeholders for the company?
– Review the ESG (or sustainability) report of your target company. Regarding the three
pillars of ESG (environmental, social, and governance), in which area(s) is the company
leading the industry? What are the representative achievements? On the other hand, in
which area(s) is the company lagging behind its peers?
2. Strategic Challenges of the Firm
– Identify one or two strategic challenges your target company is currently facing. Teams
should focus on what particular questions, strategic issues your team’s business
consulting project will address, and why they are essential for the firm’s future
competitiveness.
3. Competitive Advantage Analysis
– To declare the target company’s competitive advantage (or disadvantage), teams will
compare the target company’s performance to that of its main competitors. First, begin
your research by choosing the two most important performance measures in the
company’s primary industry. I recommend using multiple sources, for example, the
company’s 10-K report, library databases, Bloomberg Terminal, or AI, as sources. Please
ensure to include citations for all sources and include the summary table or chart in the
appendix. Second, based on your research, teams will draw a conclusion regarding the
firm’s competitive advantage. Does your target company have a competitive advantage?
Part II
4. Assessing the External Environment
4.1. PESTEL Analysis
4.2. Five Forces Analysis
4.3. Competitor Analysis using the Strategic Group Map
4.4. Opportunities and Threats in SWOT Analysis
5. Assessing the Internal Environment
5.1. Core competencies of the firm
5.2. VRIO Analysis
5.3. Strengths and Weakness in SWOT Analysis
Part III
6. Evaluation of Current Strategies of the Firm
– What is the company’s current business-level strategy (e.g., cost leadership,
differentiation, or integration)?
– What are the major current corporate-level strategies (e.g., vertical integration,
diversification, divestiture, etc.)? How is the firm currently executing its corporate-level
strategies (e.g., internal development, M&As, strategic alliance, etc.)?
– Are the company’s current business and corporate-level strategies well integrated to
outperform its main competitors?

7. Strategic Recommendations
– Based on previous in-depth research and analysis, your team should offer 2-3 strategic
recommendations that the firm should do to gain and sustain competitive advantages.
Please present your recommendations with specific implementation details and support
your decision by arguing its merits and potential drawbacks. The strategic suggestions
should be consistent with your team’s research findings from the external and internal
analysis and current strategies review.
– Choose one strategic option and explain why it is feasible and the best choice for the
firm.
– Potential limitations of the team’s strategic recommendations

Financial Considerations for Introducing a New Product to the Marketplace

Create a Worksheet/Spreadsheet to help you understand some of the financial considerations marketing managers must think about when calculating costs/expenses and projected revenue for introducing a new product to the marketplace. COSTS: Think about the product you and your team are planning on introducing to your target market. What do you think are some of the specific variable and fixed costs you need to consider? In this spreadsheet worksheet, there are a number of line items listed. Some of these are not pertinent to your product.

Now look at projecting revenues for a new product implementation. Assuming your product will hit the market on January of the next year, project what you think your product will bring in revenue over the first year by month; the 2nd year by quarter and the 3rd year by quarter. For example, if your product is a new type of running shoe and you are implementing it regionally starting in New England, you likely will sell more in the spring and summer than in the winter. Think about those kinds of variations when doing your projections by month and by quarter.

The Process of Issuing Preferred Stock: Documents Required and Filing Procedures

 

By the passing of the resolution of the company’s board consenting to the issuance of preferred stock to the investors, what documents need to be prepared and what documents need to be filed with the corporation authorities? Does an attorney need to draft a corporation registration document?

 

The Effects of Social Media Use on Life Satisfaction

THE TOPIC IS: The effects of social media use on life satisfaction (or productivity)

the hypothesis: “Social media encourages comparing oneself to others, leading to feelings of inadequacy and lower satisfaction with one’s own life.”

Part 1: Background research and hypothesis development

For this students works individually to develop a research question related to the topic selected by their team and propose a hypothesis that is testable using survey methodology.

Assignment Outline (APA style)

Title page
Introduction and literature review (approx. 500 words)(LO: #evidencebased)
(a) Define the topic and its importance.

(b) Explain relevant theories and describe past research on the topic

(c) Identify and explain gap(s) in knowledge based on the past research

 

Comprehensive Industry Analysis: Evaluating Analytic Frameworks

Assignment Content
Case Study Industry AnalysisIn the business world, critical thinking is essential for analyzing industries in relation to profit, competitiveadvantage, and attractiveness. In this assignment, we will assess the strength and practicality of industryanalytic frameworks and use them to analyze an industry. (Recommend utilizing an organization that youare familiar with; however, not needed).To analyze an industry, we can use various frameworks, such as the Porter’s Five Forces Model, SWOTAnalysis, and PESTEL Analysis. These frameworks help us understand the industry’s competitivelandscape, opportunities, and threats.Be 4 to 5 pages in length, which does not include the required title and reference pages, whichare never a part of the content minimum requirements.Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from outside sources With at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments into the Turnitin Originality Checkbefore submitting it to your instructor for grading.

Evaluate Porter’s Five Forces Model, SWOT Analysis, and PESTEL Analysis
Detail what each of these frameworks evaluates.
Assess the Strength and Practicality of each Framework
Assess the Weakness and Impracticality of each Framework.
Do any of these provide a complete picture of an industry? Why or why not?
Explain how you would get a comprehensive analysis of an industry.
Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements: