My group choose TESLA
Organizational Report
Working on an actual case is one of the best ways to understand and appreciate the management
function and the integrated management applications experience. In groups, you will identify an
organization that is facing a managerial problem (or opportunity) and propose a course of action
using the knowledge and skills you have developed through your management courses.
The project can be completed in one of two ways:
1. You can partner with a local organization, with which you will work directly. This type
of project requires a great deal of primary research; that is, you will need work closely
with the organization to gather your own data.
2. You can research a mid- or large-sized organization of your team’s choosing and
research it using secondary sources – sources that are already available like historical
documents (10K, annual reports, etc.).
Your team will serve in the role of a management consulting firm. You will examine and assess
the organization, identify management issues the organization currently faces, and make
recommendations for how the organization should address those issues.
The project is divided into four papers and a group presentation. The details are as follows:
Paper 1: Identification of one or more specific problems the organization currently
faces. This paper should define the problem, and present data/evidence to discuss why
this problem is important to the organization. This paper should be three to four pages
long, not including cover pages and references.
Paper 2: Analysis of the problem(s) you identified in Paper 1. This paper should
include your analysis of the root causes of the problem (e.g., why does this problem exist
for the organization). Again, you should rely on data and evidence to support your
assertions, as well as concepts and principles from previous courses that can help you
understand why the problem is occurring. This paper should be five to six pages long,
not including cover pages and references section.
Paper 3: Recommendations for the organization. This paper should include your
group’s recommendations for how the organization can fix the problem(s) you identified
and analyzed in the previous papers. This should include any topics examined in your
four core management classes – any and all material from MAN, OB, HR, and OA is fair
to use as the basis for your recommendations. This paper should be five to six pages
long, not including cover pages and references section.
Paper 4: Final report. This paper should include all three previous sections, with
improvements based on feedback received. Since it is a final report, you should
condense and summarize the writing with appropriate citations/references. You should also include an executive summary at the beginning of the paper. This should be eight to
