Evaluate the roles and behaviors of teams in organizational settings. As a leader, you have been tasked with building a team whose purpose is to recommend a new performance evaluation system. The current system is outdated and greatly reduces employee morale each year. As the leader of this problem-solving team, you are tasked with assessing types of teams, benefits, and determinants of successful teams. The company has asked you for a two-page report outlining issues and recommendations for team interventions. In your report, you will want to: Compare the types of teams and how they are utilized within an organization.Discuss habits that can be used to enhance team success.Summarize the advantages of teams and benefits of teams in relation to the organization, manager, and employees.Provide your recommendations of key determinants that contribute to successful teams and how they can be implemented in an organization.

Tesla Aims for the Mass MarketElon Musk co-founded Tesla in 2003 with the vision of making electric cars that could rival, and even replace, traditional gas-engine cars in the consumer marketplace. At the start of the 21st century, the external environment was beginning to show favorable signs for the development of electric cars: people were becoming more concerned about the environment and their carbon footprints, and gas prices were beginning a steep climb that had already spurred the sales of hybrid gas-electric cars such as the Toyota Prius.The automobile industry was not responding to these environmental trends, instead of relying on the fact that trucks such as the Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado were still the two top-selling vehicles in America in 2003. Musk saw a different future for vehicles, and Tesla introduced the all-electric Roadster in 2008. Four years later, the more practical Model S was introduced, and Tesla sales began to climb.As a new entrant in the automobile industry, though, Tesla faced several challenges. Manufacturing and distribution in this industry are extremely expensive, and Tesla had to develop the capability of efficiently manufacturing large quantities of cars. Tesla also had to establish dealerships for its cars, although it also decided to sell cars online, taking advantage of tech-savvy consumers’ comfort with online shopping. Perhaps Tesla’s greatest challenge was convincing consumers to trust the new technology of all-electric cars. Range anxiety became an actual term, describing people’s fear that their car batteries would run out before they reached their destinations. To combat this, Tesla developed an extensive network of charging stations so consumers could be confident that they could charge their cars conveniently.Elon Musk has been a master of raising money to fund Tesla’s efforts to successfully enter the mainstream automobile manufacturing industry; so far, Tesla’s entry has cost billions of dollars. Tesla has also taken advantage of tax incentives to develop its charging stations and to sell its cars, because Tesla customers receive tax credits for the purchase of their cars. Tesla cars are not inexpensive, however, and that has limited their marketability. Most Americans cannot afford the Model S or more recent Model X’s high prices (up to and exceeding $100,000).In 2017, Tesla launched the Model 3, designed to transform the car industry by being its first mass-market, affordable model. The company started taking “reservations” for the model in 2016, promising that it would arrive with a $35,000 price tag. By mid-2017, the reservations list had reached half a million customers, creating a new problem for Tesla. How could it possibly manufacture that many cars when production levels for all of 2016 were less than 84,000 cars? In 2- 3 pages, review and answer the following questions. To support each answer, I ask that you refer (and reference) the chapter reading and at least two additional sources. Note: A bibliography should be submitted as well. Module 7 - Case Study Questions:What PESTEL factors supported Tesla’s success? Which factors posed challenges?How has Tesla’s strategic position changed since it was founded in 2003?What kind of responses would you expect from Tesla’s rivals in the automobile manufacturing industry to the Model 3’s popularity?

Carlos and Maria Gomez live in Lubbock, Texas.The Gomez’s have three children: Luis (age 15), Amanda (age 13) and Joe (born in January 2019).All three children qualify as federal income tax dependents of Carlos and Maria.The Gomez’s provided the following information: Joe’s social security number is 589-74-2833(See prior return for other SS#s) The Gomez’s current mailing address is still 543 West La Patera, Lubbock, Texas 79401 Carlos was laid off from his previous job and received $10,000 of unemployment compensation. Carlos made 15,000 as an independent contractor with no expenses related to his job before he decided to stay home with the kids. (SCHEDULE C and Schedule SE) Maria’s bookkeeping service took off after she completed her MSA passed the CPA exam.She had the following income and expenses: (SCHEDULE C & SCHEDULE SE…Maria and Carlos will each have their own schedule C and SE, so you will have 2 of each of these forms) Revenue:  Accounting Income$ 120,000 Expenses Advertising$8,000 Office Supplies$2,000 Rent (She no longer uses a home office)$12,000 Professional Insurance$4,000 Meals$3.000 Business Travel$6,000 Total Expenses$35,000 No form 1099s were required to be filed. Carlos and Maria had $6,000 of childcare expenses in 2018 for the baby from DAYAWAY Childcare at 911 Helpme St., Lubbock Texas.FEIN 43-4564564 (Form 2441) Maria won the Showcase Showdown on the Price is Right.She received $10,000 in cash and a new boat worth $35,000. (SCHEDULE 1) Maria also taught on-line courses for a local college and received a w-2.  (FORM 1040) Investment Income Carlos and Maria had the following interest income listed on the appropriate line of form 1099 from the following sources: (SCHEDULE B) First Bank of Texas$275 U.S. Treasury Bonds$175 Rio Tinto Minerals$800 Grand Junction City Bonds$ 3,500 Carlos and Maria had the following dividend income listed on the appropriate line of form 1099 from the following sources:(All were qualified dividends.) (SCHEDULE B) General Mills $ 1,850 Sysco Corporation$600 Tyco Intergrated Security$500 The J.M. Smucker Co.$700 IBM Stock$ 4,000 Carlos and Maris sold the following stocks: Sales PurchaseSale SecurityDateDate Price Basis  Grand Junction Bonds03/14/19 10/31/14$2,400  3,000 Big Splash 03/18/19 06/19/18$9,5005,000 Tesla07/21/19 09/15/08$18,000  7,500 (SCHEDULE D) Other Income Carlos and Maria also use Air BNB to occasionally rent out Maria’s old office which they converted to a guest suite.The guest suite does not have its own entrance or kitchen facilities.They made $3,500 renting the guest suite for 70 days in 2018.The rest of the time they used the space themselves.(SCHEDULE E – IF REQUIRED) Carlos and Maria continue to rent out El Mar unit.It was rented for the entire year with no vacancies. (SCHEDULE E) Rental revenue$14,000 HOA fee expense$1,200 Property taxes paid$800 Utilities expense$1,650 Liability and hazard insurance$2,000 Repairs$950 Tax Depreciation$500 (Do not do Form 4562) Information for Itemized Deductions Carlos and Maria received a form 1098 from the First Bank of Texas related to the mortgage on their primary home.The following information was reported:(Schedule A) Mortgage interest expense$17,500 Real Estate Taxes$11,000 On May 20, 2018, Carlos and Maria contributed clothing, furniture and a coin collection to the Salvation Army.The original cost of the clothing was $3,000. They received a statement from the Salvation Army valuing the donation at $750. The Salvation Army is located at 350 Stone Ridge Road, Lubbock, TX 79401.In addition, they made the following cash contributions and received a statement from each of the above organizations acknowledging her contribution.(SCHEDULE A and FORM 8283) SIUE$15,000 United Way (501( C)(3))  3,000 First Methodist Church  2,500 Democratic National Convention (Carlos)250 Republican National Convention (Maria) 250 Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility (501( C)(3))    1,200 The Gomezes paid the following medical expenses during the year: Dentist Checkups & Cavities (unreimbursed by insurance)$4,000 Orthodontist$ 12,000 Chiropractor (unreimbursed by insurance)$3,500 Prescriptions (unreimbursed by insurance)$ 425 Lasik$3,500 Fertility Treatments$ 15,000 Cosmetic Surgery (tummy tuck)$8,000 Acupuncture$6,500 (SCHEDULE A) Other Expenses Vehicle property tax based upon value$ 1,950 (SCHEDULE A) Other Information for Personal Tax Return The Gomez’s made timely federal estimated tax payments for the 2019 tax year of $30,000. The Gomez’s want to contribute to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund.The Gomez’s would like to receive a refund (if any) of tax they may have overpaid for the year.Their preferred method of receiving the refund is by check.