TESLA CASE 

TO ACCESS THE RIVIAN CASE, USE THE FIRST DAY CONTENT MODULE IN D2L on the left side of your screen click on the 12 most popular cases. This is where you will find your cases. 

Most efficient way to complete this assignment? (Please trust me, doing the case this way will save you 10 hours of fumbling through the case “looking” for information for the questions.) 

1. Read the assignment questions below and review the material related to each question in the textbook- I am looking for you to apply specific information from the textbook to your case analysis. MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE QUESTIONS and the related e-book material BEFORE YOU READ THE CASE. You will need chapters 3, 5, and 6 in the e-book for this portion of the case. 

2. Skim the case. 

3. Read the case, noting how each page’s material could relate to each question below. 

4. Present clear answers to the questions. I have included a sample case analysis for you to view. This should serve as a template, some of your case answers may be longer or shorter than this sample  

PLEASE note that any case answers submitted to me will be run through plagiarism/cheating software. You can see your score as a part of your drop box submission on D2L.  Any cases that are flagged with a score higher than 2% will be reviewed. Those papers found to have an academic dishonesty issue will be given a 0 as a grade and referred to the office of student conduct for disciplinary actions. Do not quote from the case/book, always use your own words. Do not use the internet. 

ONLY USE THE TEXTBOOK AND YOUR CASE to address these questions. 

NAME(s) ____________________________

Date______________________________

Case name____________________________

1. CONDUCT A FULL EXTERNAL ANALYSIS FOR Rivian. (if information is missing for an analysis area you may write “no information available”) 

a. Conduct a PESTLE analysis for the firm and present it in bullet form 

i. P

ii. E

iii. S

iv. T

v. L

vi. E

b. What conclusions do you draw from your PESTLE analysis in regard to the opportunities and challenges that may face the focal firm today or in the future?

i. Opportunities 

ii. Threats 

c. Conduct an industry analysis for the firm and present it in bullet form 

i. Is the industry attractive? 

d. What conclusions do you draw from your industry analysis in regard to the opportunities and challenges that may face the focal firm today or in the future?

i. Opportunities 

ii. Threats 

e. Present a Strategic group map using any axis categories you choose for the rivals of the firm and interpret the map.)

2. What do we know about the value creation and accounting profitability of Rivian . What is Rivian’s business model? 

3. What is Rivian’s business level Strategy? What facts from the case support this strategy selection?