TESLA Motors IPO June 2010 By: Brad Taylor Tesla Motors‚ Inc. was formed in 2003 to design and produce affordable EV’s (electric vehicle) and sell into the mainstream market place. The company is in the auto manufacturing industry and the consumer goods sector. To sustain its significant cash flow needs to support its heavy research and development spending and growing infrastructure needs (dealerships)‚ the company completed a public offering in June of 2010 where it sold 13.3 M shares
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Management and Leadership-Ford Henry Ford stated‚ “I have discovered that the biggest difference between managers and leaders is the way they motivate the people who work or follow them‚ and this sets the tone for most other aspects of what they do†(Ford‚ 2010 p.1). Within Ford Motor Company‚ the roles and responsibilities of leaders is very important to establish and maintain a positive culture that contributes to the health of the company. Organizational managers and leaders have
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Annual Objectives B. Supporting Programs C. Contingency Plans V. Strategy Evaluation and Control VI. Conclusion Executive Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is one of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world. It manufactures and distributes automobiles across six continents. The company’s automotive vehicle brands include Ford‚ Lincoln‚ Mercury and Volvo. The
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Running head: Ford Pinto Case Study – Was Ford to Blame in the Pinto Case? Taking a Side Mayo Smith‚ George Deese‚ Josh Eubank‚ Mignon Waller‚ Michelle Stower and Jaime Arnold University of Phoenix Take a Side Bad business decisions can be seen throughout history; however none has stirred such controversy as the error made by Ford Motor Credit concerning the 1971 Ford Pinto. Despite many safety concerns Ford CEO‚ Lee Iacocca and Ford executives began the production and distribution
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Introduction An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transporting passengers; which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads‚ to have . seating for one to eight people‚ to typically have four wheels‚ and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods. Automobile comes via the French language‚ from the Greek auto [self] and mobiles [moving]; meaning a vehicle that
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Profit Balance Scorecard Adoption The concept of the Balanced Scorecard was created for for-profit organizations during the late 1980s. Executives wanted to take a different look at the organization’s performance based on factors other than financial statements and balance sheets. The success of this framework worked its way into the non-profit sector after a few short years. Research suggest that non-profit executives “concluded that a balanced view of performance
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where brand loyalty is only as strong as the latest gizmo and horsepower upgrade. The automotive assembly process‚ perfected by Henry Ford‚ was based on the simple principle that "customers can order a Model T in any color they wanted as long as it was black." After the 1920 ’s the market witnessed new entrants with unheard of automobile features that ended Ford ’s golden age. New automakers such as Buick‚ Chrysler‚ and Oldsmobile offered customers varying colors and styles that propelled sales
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Ford vs. Toyota Ford Motor Company is the second-largest automobile company in the world. Ford’s main focus is automobiles; however‚ they also operate in Ford Credit and Hertz Corporation. Ford also has controlling interest in Mazda Motor Corporation. Ford was established June‚ 1903; in an old wagon factory in Detroit Michigan. In 1903‚ Ford began production on a two-cylinder‚ 8 horsepower called the Model A. They produced a total of 1‚708 of these cars in their first year of operation. Toyota
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Ford Motor Company is one of the greatest automobile manufacturers of all time. They started under Henry Ford in Detroit‚ Michigan. Ford had a skill for craftsmanship when he built an experimental car in 1896. It was a twin cylinder engine with potential of 20 mph. In 1899 he left his job in order to organize the Detroit Automobile Company. Ford’s first production was in 1903‚ the Model A‚ with an under the floor engine selling for $850. In the first season it sold 1‚708 cars. After World War
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Business: The Ford Pinto Fires In early 1968‚ the Ford Motor Company decided to take on the foreign car competition by introducing a compact‚ affordable vehicle they named the Pinto. What began as the decision to enter the race for the top small car ultimately led to an unprecedented court case wherein the Ford Motor Company found itself charged with reckless homicide and was the first corporation charged with criminal conduct. In this paper‚ the authors delve into the tragedy of the Ford Pinto fires
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