Organizational Analysis Project
Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to analyze how an organization’s culture may affect its overall
business performance. Since business entities have various work culture and philosophies, it is a good
idea to identify a specific notion that can be identified in a particular company and enrich it. For this
purpose, the company Tesla was chosen because of its wider influence towards the needs of the society
when it comes to technology and related disciplines. The company was initially built upon the idea of
producing electric cars that can automate driving. Eventually, it has evolved into a firm that now caters
to energy, space and other related concepts. In the automotive industry, Tesla’s conventional
competitors include companies with established market presence such as General Motors, Toyota, and
Volkswagen. However, the aspect that sets it apart from them is that it has other divisions with very
little competition like energy, battery, and space, making it more resilient to market competition.
Culture
A business organization aims to achieve one thing, to generate profits. While this notion might
be too generic, various companies employ a specific organizational culture that can separate its
operations from others. In the case of Tesla, the culture of mission driven innovation is widely
implemented and encouraged (Meyer, 2018). In fact Elon Musk, one of the founders of Tesla, is not very
much bothered about how his electric cars will compete with the market. Rather, he wants to solve the
very dilemma of creating a car that is fully automated. As such, the company believes in the aspect of
building its core operations to solve problems especially related to electric automobiles, energy
resources and similar technologies. The company’s management believes in the innovation culture that4