Based on the case study, provide examples for Tesla of at least three strategically required organizational outcomes, and three required workforce competencies and behaviors.

Case Study: Tesla’s Strategy

By 2017 Tesla Motors briefly had a market value higher than the much-larger General Motors. Tesla’s strategic plan, formulated in 2006 by company founder Elon Musk, was to start by offering a high-performance energy-efficient electric roadster “without compromises” and then expand to offer less-expensive family cars, while eventually enabling battery recharging with solar power devices.

By early 2017, it was clear that Tesla was not soon going to achieve its goal of producing 5,000 Model 3 family sedans per week, and the company also faced numerous human resource management–related challenges.

For example, hundreds of workers stopped building Tesla’s battery factory near Reno, Nevada, claiming that outside contract workers were lowering their pay. Workers at Tesla’s car plant complained of high employee accident rates. Musk reportedly said that Tesla wasn’t

skimping on safety to make more profit, but rather to survive and continue to offer employment.

Tesla also laid off about 700 workers at its California manufacturing facility. Many union activists asked why, having to ramp up production of the new Tesla Model 3, the company would dismiss so many employees. Some felt it wasn’t because of poor performance reviews, but because Tesla wanted to fire employees who wanted a union. Elon Musk defends dismissing the 700 workers. Basically, he said (1) most companies have performance reviews and use them to screen out employees, and (2) because it wants the highest-quality cars, Tesla needs to have higher performance standards than its competitors. As Musk says, if a little company wants to compete with a giant one, the little one must have a lot more skill, or it will get beaten.

Some of Tesla’s HR procedures are also somewhat unusual. For example, Tesla requires that new employees sign confidentiality agreements prohibiting them from discussing Tesla’s business strategy and working conditions. The United Auto Workers filed unfair labor practice charges against Tesla, claiming that such agreements violate employees’ rights.

Tesla does use some sophisticated HR tools to improve its HR processes. For example, they used talent analytics to determine if employee referral programs improve their recruitment and retention processes and distributed an employee engagement survey.

By May 2017, Tesla appointed a new HR head, Gaby Toledano, with the title Chief People Officer. In announcing the appointment, Tesla noted that she would help Tesla address its labor and harassment disputes. Ms. Toledano acknowledged that some disputes between workers weren’t reaching the HR office fast enough, but she said she’s working on the problem. Furthermore, Tesla employees receive antidiscrimination and antiharassment training.

Source: Dessler, G. (2020) Human Resource Management, 16th Edition, Pearson, pp. 91-92.

Questions

1. Was Tesla’s human resource strategy consistent with its overall strategy to produce “uncompromising” high-performance cars? Justify your answer.

(20 marks)

2. Explain four HR tools that Tesla can use to produce “uncompromising” high- performance cars.

(20 marks)

3. Based on the case study, provide examples for Tesla of at least three strategically required organizational outcomes, and three required workforce competencies and behaviors.

(30 marks)

Does nausea appear to be a problematic adverse reaction?

1. Consider a drug that is used to help prevent blood clots in certain patients. In clinical trials, among 5798 patients treated with this drug, 157 developed the adverse reaction of nausea. Use a 0.10 significance level to test the claim that 3 % of users develop nausea. Does nausea appear to be a problematic adverse reaction?

2.Suppose 221 subjects are treated with a drug that is used to treat pain and 55 of them developed nausea. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim that more than 20 % of users develop nausea.

3.Consider a drug testing company that provides a test for marijuana usage. Among 326 tested subjects, results from 26 subjects were wrong (either a false positive or a false negative). Use a 0.10 significance level to test the claim that less than 10 percent of the test results are wrong.

4.A 9-year-old girl did a science fair experiment in which she tested professional touch therapists to see if they could sense her energy field. She flipped a coin to select either her right hand or her left hand, and then she asked the therapists to identify the selected hand by placing their hand just under her hand without seeing it and without touching it. Among 288 trials, the touch therapists were correct 118 times. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim that touch therapists use a method equivalent to random guesses. Do the results suggest that touch therapists are effective?

5.In one study of smokers who tried to quit smoking with nicotine patch therapy, 36 were smoking one year after treatment and 35 were not smoking one year after the treatment. Use a 0.10 significance level to test the claim that among smokers who try to quit with nicotine patch therapy, the majority are smoking one year after the treatment. Do these results suggest that the nicotine patch therapy is not effective?

6. A data set includes data from student evaluations of courses. The summary statistics are n = 85 , x = 3.44 , s = 0.59. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the population of student course evaluations has a mean equal to

 

 

3.50. Assume that a simple random sample has been selected. Identify the null and alternative hypotheses, test statistic, P-value, and state the final conclusion that addresses the original claim.

7. In a test of the effectiveness of garlic for lowering cholesterol, 49 subjects were treated with raw garlic. Cholesterol levels were measured before and after the treatment. The changes (before minus after) in their levels of LDL cholesterol (in mg/dL) have a mean of 0.4 and a standard deviation of 2.46. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim that with garlic treatment, the mean change in LDL cholesterol is greater than 0. What do the results suggest about the effectiveness of the garlic treatment? Assume that a simple random sample has been selected. Identify the null and alternative hypotheses, test statistic, P-value, and state the final conclusion that addresses the original claim.

8. A data set lists earthquake depths. The summary statistics are n = 500 , x = 4.37 km, s = 4.24 km. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim of a seismologist that these earthquakes are from a population with a mean equal to 4.00. Assume that a simple random sample has been selected. Identify the null and alternative hypotheses, test statistic, P-value, and state the final conclusion that addresses the original claim.

9. Listed below are the lead concentrations in μ g/g measured in different traditional medicines. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim that the mean lead concentration for all such medicines is less than 16 μ g/g. Assume that the sample is a simple random sample.

13.5 11 5.5 22.5 18 22 2.5 21.5 4.5 5

10. Assume that a simple random sample has been selected from a normally distributed population and test the given claim. Identify the null and alternative hypotheses, test statistic, P-value, and state the final conclusion that addresses the original claim. A safety administration conducted crash tests of child booster seats for cars. Listed below are results from those tests, with the measurements given in hic (standard head injury condition units). The safety requirement is that the hic measurement should be less than 1000 hic. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim that the sample is from a population with a mean less than 1000 hic. Do the results suggest that all of the child booster seats meet the specified requirement?

 

 

In healthcare (P), how does antibacterial foam dispensers (I) compared to water and soap (C) affect the spread of bacteria and help decrease infection O) during the month of October 2022.

PICOT: In healthcare (P), how does antibacterial foam dispensers (I) compared to water and soap (C) affect the spread of bacteria and help decrease infection O) during the month of October 2022.

 

You are asked to create a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) of your proposed PDSA project as a companion to your findings.  To complete this assignment, you are encouraged to practice the skills with data that you create (this does not have to be valid data).  The goal here is that you are attempting this comparison to prepare for an actual CBA analysis with the completion of your end of semester project.

This analysis is a comparison of two or more options to determine which option has the most long-term benefits. The analysis details each option’s strengths, weaknesses and estimates the financial implications of each.

Using your PICOT and your PDSA plan, create the  current state option, a  future state option using Cost Benefit where each is identified by a cost in dollars and compare using examples provided. Note that you may feel your PDSA project may not have a need for a CBA in which case you can submit justification for why no cost analysis is warranted, but you must then c reate from your practice experience some situation where you can complete an analysis to complete the assignment.

After reading the textbook chapters, Slaughterhouse Blues, the articles in content and watching The Meatrix and Storewars, discuss how (or if) your knowledge of how our food is produced in the US has changed.

Agriculture – What do you think now?

 

After reading the textbook chapters, Slaughterhouse Blues, the articles in content and watching The Meatrix and Storewars, discuss how (or if) your knowledge of how our food is produced in the US has changed.  What other options are there?  Weigh the (true) costs of current ag production/food prices with the alternatives.  Focus on the ecosphere interface, rather than the socioeconomic or nutritional, although you can certainly talk about it.

What key events occurred that have legal implications?

Exercise 1: Case studies.

View the Bhopal Case Study Playlist containing 4 videos.  Seismic Seconds – The Bhopal Gas Disaster Part 1 of 3 (9 minutes, National Geographic)

 Seismic Seconds – The Bhopal Gas Disaster Part 2 of 3 (9 minutes, National Geographic) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FYvWTO70FE&t=44s

 Seismic Seconds – The Bhopal Gas Disaster Part 3 of 3 (5 minutes, National Geographic)

 Reflections on Bhopal After Thirty Years (6 minutes, Chemical Safety Board or CSB) https://www.csb.gov/videos/reflections-on-bhopal-after-thirty-years/

Your discussion group is to identify key issues, make assumptions as needed, and articulate options for resolution. Specific questions are listed below.

1. What key events occurred that have legal implications? 2. Which events that occurred have ethical implications? 3. Which of the bad decisions made were most impactful? 4. What better choices could have been made and why?

In considering the questions above, you might consider the questions as expressed below.

1. Who are the affected parties (individuals, institutions, a field, society) in this situation? 2. What interest(s) (material, financial, ethical, other) does each party have in the situation? Which interests are in conflict? 3. Were the actions taken by each of the affected parties acceptable (ethical, legal, moral, or common sense)? If not, are there circumstances under which those actions would have been acceptable? Who should impose what sanction(s)? 4. What other courses of action are open to each of the affected parties? What is the likely outcome of each course of action? 5. For each party involved, what course of action would you take, and why? 6. What actions could have been taken to avoid the conflict?

Explain the relevance of each GAAP to the financial plan.

Assignment Content

Develop a financial plan for Patton-Fuller Community Hospital for the upcoming year using the 2010 Operating Budget Assumptions memo and the 2009 Operating Budget in the Patton-Fuller Community Hospital Virtual Organization, see attached.

Your assignment must include:

  • Identify the GAAP used to create the financial plan. (one – two paragraphs)
    • Explain the relevance of each GAAP to the financial plan.
  • Identify the financial statements used to develop the financial plan. (two – three paragraphs)
    • Discuss the value of each identified financial statement to your decision-making process in the financial plan.
    • Describe the relationship of the financial statements used in the financial plan.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Cite at least (3) three peer-reviewed references

Research on what kodachrome is/was and the history of it;

Assignment 2

As you can see from this module’s content, technology can be found everywhere including musics and movies. For example, “Kodachrome” by Paul Simon mentioned “kodachrome” and “Nikon camera”. If you are not familiar with this song, you need to search and listen to “Kodachrome” in order to complete this assignment.

1. Research on what kodachrome is/was and the history of it;

2. Research on the history of cameras;

3. Create a PowerPoint document to include your research results

4. In the Notes section for each slide, provide a description and interpretation of the information you put on that slide:

You need to present your research results within these notes, as well as, discuss how technology can affect people’s way of communication and affect people’s way of sharing information based on your research. For example, what impact of kodachrome had? Why is it not popular now? What impact of cameras (film and digital cameras) have on people’s life? What other technologies have made or are making impact on people’s communication?

The information on your slides should not be an exact mirror of your notes (and vice versa).

Explain the various financial statements needed to calculate a business’s working capital.

Overview

Organizations must manage their working capital management to meet their short-term obligations. It’s important to consider working capital problems such as excess credit or a low cash balance. This is especially important when you propose new projects or investments. A business can get a competitive advantage in the marketplace if they manage these issues early.

Directions

Look at the business you selected for Project Two and the financial statements for the most recent fiscal quarter. Complete the calculations for determining working capital. Then tell how the financial statements help determine financial health.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

  • Financial Statements: Explain the various financial statements needed to calculate a business’s working capital. Also explain how to use each financial statement for the calculation. Give examples to support your claims.
  • Working Capital’s Role: Discuss how businesses that manage their working capital well stay healthy.
  • Working Capital Interpretation: Use the correct formula to calculate working capital. Then discuss the business’s current financial liquidity position.
    • For example, does the business have enough working capital ready to address bills to suppliers? Will there be potential cash inflow at the end of the year?
  • Working Capital Management Trend: Discuss the business’s trend in how they manage their working capital.
    • Remember that financial statements reflect a specific period of time and the value of the business’s working capital during that period. Use Mergent Online to find financial statements for earlier periods. This will give you a better sense of the business’s trend.

What to Submit

Your submission should be a 2- to 3-page Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Any sources should be cited according to APA style.