Comprehensive Review of Work and Organisation at Tesla

This report provides a comprehensive review of Tesla's organizational structure, focusing on its response to globalization, leadership styles, and team dynamics. It examines the company's organizational context, power dynamics, and the influence of culture on its operations. The report delves into the application of different leadership styles, particularly directive leadership, and analyzes how Tesla utilizes reward power to motivate employees. It also explores the impact of politics within the organization and the measures taken to mitigate conflicts. Furthermore, the report highlights the significance of governance and its adherence to regulations, as well as the application of Belbin's team role theory. The analysis concludes by emphasizing the impact of globalization on Tesla's performance, emphasizing effective culture, politics, and team groups in achieving organizational goals.

Review of work and
organisation at Tesla

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Organisational Context ...............................................................................................................1
The whole organisation................................................................................................................1
Power and Politics of Tesla .........................................................................................................2
Governance, organisation culture and organisational leadership in context to Tesla- ...............2
Groups and Team of Tesla...........................................................................................................3
The individual level- ...................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERNCE.....................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Globalisation is the word which is used to define the growing interdependence of nation's
culture, economy, populations and politics in order to improve the economy. Globalisation
covers whole worlds and all business organisation that are run in to different countries. To start
any business there is need to focus on globalisation and competitors that helps to understand the
successful of business (Adeoye and Elegunde, 2014). There are different type of culture, politics
and traditions in different country which is important for any business to focus on them and run
their business by providing products and services accordingly. To understand the impact of
globalisation Tesla has been taken that is car manufacturing company. This report covers culture,
leadership, team and work group of such company.
Organisational Context
Tesla is automotive and energy based company that specialised in manufacturing the
electric cars. This is well known organisation which used new technology and innovation in their
organisation for the purpose of developing new model of cars. This was founded in July 2003
with the help of engineers. Globalisation has impacted on Tesla as it accepted the new
technology and innovation in their organisation due to globalisation which helped to improve the
business production and profitability. It influenced the auto mobile sector such as new marketing
activities are used to make a successful business. A qualitative, research was adopted by Tesla
for analysis which helps to improve the nation's economy. Globalisation has impacted positively
on Tesla such as battery electric vehicle organisation positioned for explosive growth, captured
high growth opportunity and enhanced current and future growth of business organisation.
Moreover, globalisation has increased the competition, increases foreign investment
flowing to countries and de regulations that allows businesses to enter in to market and run
business independently (Barkhuizen, 2014).
The whole organisation
The rationale and social organisation: Tesla is electric care manufacturing organisation
that uses new technology and innovation in order to produce cars. This is related with social
organisation as managers visit the market and understand what people wants which helps to
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produce the cars according to customer perception. The helps to increase the organisational
growth as well as growth of country by developing attractive cars.
Power and Politics of Tesla
Power -
Power is the ability of an individual which is used by a person or organisation to
influence the people. Tesla is using French and Raven's power model that covers different
powers such as legitimate, coercion, expert, reward and referent power to influence the
employees and run their business successfully (Gupta, 2015). Tesla motors that is electric car
company uses Reward power in their organisation which helps top motivates employees and
get work done effectively. In this power, employees performance are evaluated by management
and give them rewards that helps to attain the business goals effectively. Herein, employees get
bonus, prizes, incentives and promotion as they perform well by accepting new technology. This
helps to increase the productivity and profitability of business organisation (About Tesla, 2019).
Politics-
This refers as informal and unofficial way to perform the business activities that reduces
the production of business organisation. Politics are happens in business organisation that make
smooth and typical the business activities. In Tesla motors, employees are playing a major role in
politics such as they keep close to their senior and try to become their favourite which reduces
their workload and increases other's burden. This impacts negatively on business activities of
Tesla company as they rest of employees feel unsafe and unsecure for their jobs after performing
well. To improve the politics and remove the conflicts among employees, manager and leader of
business organisation treats employees equally and support them to work properly which helps to
improve the productivity (Higgins, Stubbs and Love, 2014).
Governance, organisation culture and organisational leadership in context to Tesla-
Organisational culture – Culture involves values and behaviour of business organisation
that are used to complete the task and attain the business goals effectively. Handy's culture
theory is adopted by Tesla motors which covers different cultures such as role, task, person and
power culture. Task culture is adopted by Tesla motors which helps to complete the task in
specified period of time. For instance, new technology is introduce by management in which task
is also assigned according to skills and experience of employees which helps to complete the
task. In this culture managers evaluate the ability and capability of their employees and assigned
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the task according to them. This culture is suitable and relevant for Tesla that helps to make right
decision in order to accomplishment of goals. In this culture, customers get satisfaction as
completing the task where employees perform their task with available resources and team work
maintain the coordination among people which helps to keep growing business industry.
Organisational leadership-
Leaders are those person which helps in business activities by motivating the employees.
This is important for organisation to support the employees by solving their problems. There are
different types of leadership style such as directive, participative, supportive, autocratic and
achievement oriented which helps to attain the business goals effectively. Tesla is adopting a
directive leadership style in which leaders understand the problem of employees and provide a
appropriate solution which helps to complete the task and attain the business goals. Leaders of
such organisation focus on employees needs and provide a proper direction to employees how to
work and how they can complete their task which motivates employees and retain the employees
for long period.
Governance -
To start any business governance is playing a major roel as it allows business to run tehir
business in particular area and keep on growing. Tesla is following the government regulations
for running its business in UK and other territories which helps to maker the high profits and
capture market share. Without government support Tesla may face many difficulties that can
impact on businesses badly. Therefore, by following the government regulation and support it is
running its business successfully and also improving the economical growth of country. It also
follows environment regulation, trade rules etc. for its business which ensure that it keep
environment clean and enhancing its business at wider level (Waddell and et.al., 2019).
Groups and Team of Tesla
In Tesla, Belbin team role theory is adopted by management which states people
oriented, action oriented and goal oriented roles which are performed by team and members in
order to complete task and attain business goals. All individuals understand the goals and works
as a team, plant, resource investigator, coordinator, shaper etc. in order to perform well and make
organisational profits.
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The individual level-
In Tesla, employees motivates through incentives, promotion, bonus and other fringe
benefits which is provided by management for performing well. The job design of employees are
categorised by managers which helps to perform well and accomplish business goals.
CONCLUSION
From the above discussion it can be concluded that Globalisation has impacted on Tesla
as it improve the performance by accepting new technology, change in climates and building
relationship with other country. Effective culture, politics and team groups helps organisation to
perform well and complete the task effectively.
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