Instruction
Task Topic
Within the context of corporate governance structures, students must research, consider, analyse and provide referenced comment upon the infamous tweet by Elon Musk made August 8, 2018 at 3:48am:
"Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured."
The task will be assessed within the following sub-tasks:
A background to the firm and its pre-existing governance structures;
An analysis describing what led to the governance flaws in the firm;
A discussion of the effects of the tweet upon the firm, the CEO and the market;
An explanation of the actions taken to redress the governance flaws in the firm by the firm and by government.
General rules:
Engagement with the Body of Knowledge must be demonstrated:
There must be at least one relevant reference from a peer reviewed journal article per 150 words, with a minimum requirement of 8 references;
No article may be referenced more than twice;
The subject text book must be referenced at least twice;
The bibliography, title page, and any diagrams or models are not considered within the word count for this item;
The item must conform with the following formatting guidelines. Marks cannot be awarded where the author's message is lost through non-compliant formatting or language:
Font 12point Callibri
Line spacing 1.5
Fully justified margins
One full return between paragraphs