Case Study: should Tesla buy blockchain company
Issue: Tesla is considering buying a company that has developed blockchain to facilitate autonomous driving. You have been asked by your Tesla supervisor to analyze if this is a good strategic move.
Analysis: Include the following in your analysis:
Identify at least three of Tesla’s capabilities. What is Tesla’s core competency?
Present a core competency statement for Tesla. (Week 8 & 11)
How can buying a blockchain company build strategic value for Tesla through either building, sharing, or developing blockchain specific capabilities? (Week 70
Buying a company would depend partly on the financial health of Tesla. Evaluate the company valuation for Tesla using1) asset valuation, 2) earning valuation, 3) market capitalization (Note: You may use financial as presented in the case or current financials.) (Week 10)
Is Tesla following a differentiator, cost leader or blue ocean strategy? Does this influence what type of firm they should buy? (Week 11 & 12)
Using a transaction cost – make or buy argument, explain under what conditions it would make sense to buy the company? What are the other alternatives? (Week 12 & 13)
Recommendation: Should Tesla form a strategic alliance, joint venture, acquire or build blockchain capabilities in house.
Briefly defend your answer on your analysis.
(Maximum 2 pages of text with a 1-page appendix with graphs and tables. Make sure you create your own tables and graphs.
