October 23, 2025 Claire B 0 Comments

Assignment Instructions

Using the guides and resource suggestions listed in Chapter 12, perform a
strategic audit of Tesla Motors, Inc. A good starting point is the
company’s investor relations website at:http://ir.teslamotors.com/

The audit should include the following:

I.
Current Situation

a. Current
Performance

b. Strategic
Posture

II.
Strategic Managers

a. Board of
Directors

b. Top
Management

III.
External Environment

a. Natural
Environment

b. Societal
Environment

c.
Task Environment

IV.
Internal Environment

a. Corporate
Structure

b. Corporate
Culture

c. Corporate
Resources

V.
Analysis of Strategic Factors

a. SWOT

b. Review of
Current Mission and Objectives

VI.
Strategic Alternatives and Recommended Strategy

a. Strategic
Alternatives

b.
Recommended Strategy

VII.
Implementation

VIII.
Evaluation and Control

Unoriginal Content:

Your essay may contain no more than 10% quotes from
other sources. Paraphrase what you read instead of copying and
pasting. You may not re-use work that you have submitted in
previous classes. All work in this class must be original.

Essays that contain more than 50% unoriginal
content will not earn any credit. Essays that contain between 10% – 49%
unoriginal content will receive a substantial point deduction. Paraphrase
instead of copying and pasting. Please note there is a difference between
unoriginal content and plagiarism. Unoriginal content is correctly quoted
and cited. Plagiarized sentences and paragraphs are not correctly quoted
or cited. Plagiarism will result in an automatic zero for this assignment.

Grading Rubric

Criterion

Unsatisfactory
(Below 80%)

Satisfactory
(80% – 89%)

Exceptional
(90% – 100%)

Percentage

Points
Possible

Points
Earned

Current
Situation

Did not sufficiently
discuss the current situation of the company.

Clearly discussed the
current situation, including performance and strategic posture.

Thoroughly discussed the
current situation, including performance and strategic posture. Research is
well-documented.

100

10

10

Strategic
Managers

Did not sufficiently
discuss the strategic managers.

Provided a clear
discussion of the strategic managers including the board of directors and top
management.

Provided a thorough
discussion of the strategic managers including the board of directors and top
management. Research is well-documented.

100

10

10

External
Environment

Did not sufficiently
discuss the external environment

Provided a clear
discussion of the external environment, including natural, societal and task
elements.

Provided a thorough
discussion of the external environment, including natural, societal and task
elements. Research is thorough and well-documented.

100

10

10

Internal
Environment

Did not sufficiently
discuss the internal environment.

Provided a clear
discussion on the internal environment including corporate structure, culture
and resources.

Provided a thorough
discussion on the internal environment including corporate structure, culture
and resources. Research is thorough and well-documented.

100

10

10

Strategic
Factors

Did not sufficiently
discuss the strategic factors.

Provided a clear discussion
on the strategic factors including SWOT and the mission and objectives

Provided a thorough
discussion on the strategic factors including SWOT and the mission and
objectives. Research is thorough and well-documented.

100

10

10

Strategic
Alternatives and Strategies

Did not sufficiently
discuss strategic alternatives and recommended strategies.

Provided a clear
discussion on strategic alternatives and recommended strategies.

Provided a thorough
discussion on strategic alternatives and recommended strategies.
Research is thorough and well-documented.

100

20

20

Implementation,
Evaluation and Control

Did not sufficiently
discuss implementation, evaluation or control.

Provided a clear
discussion on implementation, evaluation or control. Some financial analysis
is included.

Provided a thorough
discussion on implementation, evaluation or control. A detailed financial
analysis is included. Research is thorough and well-documented.

100

10

10

Provided
research to support arguments

No evidence of research.
Significant instances of missing citations. More than 20%
unoriginalcontent. Use of non-credible sources. Did not use at
least two sources from the University library.

Most of the essay is
supported by research. Used at least seven credible
sources.

All arguments supported by
research. All research is correctly documented with in-text citations
and a reference page.

100

10

10

Mechanics

Frequent grammatical,
punctuation, and spelling errors. Use of first and second person, instead of
third person

Minor grammatical,
punctuation, and spelling errors.

Technically flawless,
mechanically and grammatically correct.

100

10

10

Final Score

100

100

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