MNG3702 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DUE 21 April 2026...

MNG3702 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DUE 21 April 2026... Question 1 Make a judgement with regards to the absorptive capacity of Tesla Inc. In your answer, you need to define the concept absorptive capacity (2 marks) and then make a judgement with regards to the absorptive capacity of the company based on the four dimensions that determine the absorptive capacity of an organisation . (4 marks of which 1 mark will be allocated for each one of the four dimensions of absorptive capacity and the application thereof to Tesla) [6 marks] Question 2 Resource allocation, for a company as successful as Tesla Inc., can be seen to consist of three key elements of strategy implementation that should be considered as an integrated whole. Discuss these three elements and apply your answer to Tesla Inc. (6 marks, of which 1 will be allocated to each element and one mark to the correct application to Tesla Inc.) [6 marks] Question 3 Management and leadership share many similar characteristics and outcomes. However, the two terms also differ in many ways. Would you consider Mr Elon Musk as a leader, or manager or both? Substantiate your answer in no more than 20 words. [4 marks] Question 4 Organisations respond to the challenges of responsibility and sustainability, either by taking a position on or by moving through six levels of commitment. 4.1 Identify these levels of commitment. (6 marks of which one mark will be awarded for the identification of each level of commitment) 4.2 Identify Tesla’s level of commitment. (1 mark for the correct identification of Tesla’s level of commitment) Downloaded by Edge Tutor () lOMoARcPSD| [TURN OVER] [7 marks] Question 5 Organisational structure is an integral part of the nature and architecture of an organisation. 5.1 Identify the specific organisational structure (or form) at Tesla Inc. (1 mark) 5.2 Explain the major challenge associated with this organisational structure and recommend one way of overcoming this challenge. (2 marks of which 1 mark will be awarded for the correct explanation of the challenge and 1 mark for the correct recommendation of a way to overcome the challenge identified) [3 marks] Question 6 Tesla encourages its employees to take calculated risks while driving innovations. Identify the three steps in the strategic risk management process. (13 marks, of which two marks will be awarded to the correct explanation of step one, two marks to step two and 9 marks to step three of the process) Hint: In step three, you need to focus on the various risk responses. [13 marks] Read the Twitter case study to answer question 7 Question 7 [22 marks] Change is an essential and inevitable feature of organisational life. At Twitter, Mr Davis was appointed to change the company’s culture. Balogun and Hope-Hailey developed the change kaleidoscope, which is founded on the principle that organisational change needs to be context specific and that the approach to change that the organisation chooses should be based on a thorough analysis of (i) the context within which change in taking place and (ii) a series of decisions around the way in which change is to be managed. 7.1 Discuss the eight core segments of the context within which change is taking place (according to the Balogun and Hope-Hailey model) and apply your answer to the Twitter case with the appointment of Mr Davis to change the company’s culture. (16 marks, of which one mark will be allocated to each core segment and one mark to the application of each segment to the Twitter case) Downloaded by Edge Tutor () lOMoARcPSD| [TURN OVER] 7.2 Based on the analysis of the context of the organisational change, Balogan and Hope-Hailey argued that those leading the change in an organisation need to make key decisions around the way in which the change process will be managed. Explain any three of these decisions and apply your answer to the Twitter case. In you answer, you need to explain the decision and then apply it to Twitter by indicating whether the company failed or successfully made the decision. (6 marks, of which one mark will be allocated to each decision and one mark to the correct application of the decision to the Twitter case). Read the Tesla Inc. and Twitter case studies to answer question 8 Read the Tesla Inc. and Twitter case studies to answer the following questions. Question 8 Edward Hall developed the Iceberg analogy of organisational culture in 1976. By making use of this analogy, compare the organisational culture of Tesla Inc. with the organisational culture of Twitter. In your answer, you need to briefly explain the various layers of organisational culture, and then compare the layers of the two companies. (9 marks, of which one mark will be allocated to each layer of organisational culture and two marks for comparing the two companies based on each layer)