Discussion 1: Offense, Defense, and Strategy
Read the Tesla and Ford Motors case studies in the text (Cases 16 and 18). Jot down any additional thoughts based on your general knowledge of the automotive industry and personal experience with buying, driving, fueling and maintaining cars. Background research may be needed to satisfy your curiosity and answer questions raised by your readings and recollections.
Questions
Answer all of the following questions:
How have Tesla and Ford Motors both been on the offensive and defensive at different times?
Have Tesla and Ford Motors pursued horizontal integration strategies more than vertical integration strategies over the past 5 years, or vice versa?
What is an NAICS code? Select a company of your choice and look up the code from the Internet
Assignment: Writing for your Discipline
Objective:
For this assignment you will need to locate three sources on a topic of your choice and write a 3-page paper, double-spaced. The goal of this assignment is to demonstrateyour ability to:
- synthesize information from multiple sources
- locate peer-reviewed resources using the library databases
- put together a well-organized and edited paper
- properly cite sources in APA format
- write for your discipline using formal language
Sources:
For this paperyou should include two journal articles from peer-reviewed sources and one electronic source.
Be Sure to:
- Start each paragraph with a sentence or phrase that informs the reader of the topic.
- Clearly indicate which material comes from which source. Use lead-in phrases (According to Smith (2004)....) and in-text citations.
- Show similarities and/or differences between the different sources in ways that make the paper as informative as possible.
- Represent texts fairly. Remember, just because you are restating information in your own words, does not mean you are in anyway changing what the source says.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.