Guides: BUSI 4940: Business Policy: Introduction

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Welcome BUSI 4940 students!

This guide provides helpful information and links so you can successfully complete your assignments for BUSI 4940, the capstone course for undergraduate business students at the Ryan College of Business. If you have any questions, or need help finding information, just send me an email at yvonne.dooley@unt.edu.

Preliminary Sources for Project Assignments

Get a jump start on your team project assignments by going over the following information:

NOTE: Citations below are in APA format and can be copied and included in your reference list.

Industry Classification Codes:

Use the following industry classification codes to search library databases and the Internet for more relevant results:

Primary NAICS classification code for Tesla is 336110: Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle
Primary SIC classification code for Tesla is 3711: Motor Vehicles and Passenger Car Bodies

Annual Reports:

Company annual reports can be found in a variety of ways. Below is a link to the most recent annual reports for Tesla from both their company website and the Securities and Exchange Commission website.

Tesla (2023, July 19). Q2 2023 Update. Retrieved from Tesla Inc. Investor Relations. Web. 15 August 2023. https://digitalassets.tesla.com/tesla-contents/image/upload/IR/TSLA-Q2-2023-Update.pdf
Tesla (2023, January 25). Tesla Inc. Annual Report. Retrieved from Securities and Exchange Commission. Web. 15 August 2023. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000095017023001409/tsla-20221231.htm

Company History:

Access the library database, Business Insights, for company histories like the one below (you must login with your EUID and password for remote access):

Note: Refresh the page if you get an error message when trying to access this report through the permalink.

Tesla Motors, Inc. (2022). In S. Robertson & N. Schlager (Eds.), International Directory of Company Histories (Vol. 245). St. James Press. Retrieved from Gale Business: Insights. Web. 15 August 2023. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/I2501327137/GBIB?u=txshracd2679&sid=bookmark-GBIB&xid=9cb68afc

Company & Industry News:

Access the library database, ABI/INFORM Global, for company and industry news like the articles below (you must login with your EUID and password for remote access):

Will Elon Musk's Tesla Inc. now follow the 'Apple' cart to India? [Renewables]. (2023, May 18). The Economic Times. Retrieved from ABI/INFORM Global. Web. 15 August 2023. https://libproxy.library.unt.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/will-elon-musks-tesla-inc-now-follow-apple-cart/docview/2814532075/se-2
Elliott, R. (2023, Jan 13). What if Tesla Is…Just a Car Company? Tesla's aura as an elite tech disrupter dims as EV competitors multiply and improve their offerings. Wall Street Journal (Online). Retrieved from ABI/INFORM Global. Web. 15 August 2023. https://libproxy.library.unt.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/what-if-tesla-is-just-car-company-teslas-aura-as/docview/2765089443/se-2

Company Profile:

Access the library database, Mergent Intellect, for company profiles like the one below (you must login with your EUID and password for remote access):

Mergent Intellect. (n.d.). Tesla Inc. [Company profile]. Retrieved 15 August 2023, from https://libproxy.library.unt.edu/login?url=https://www.mergentintellect.com

(Note: Access this profile by logging into Mergent Intellect at https://libproxy.library.unt.edu/login?url=https://www.mergentintellect.com and searching "Tesla, Inc." in the search box.)

Industry Reports:

Access the library database, IBISWorld, for industry reports like the one below (you must login with your EUID and password for remote access):

Al Bari, S. (2023, January). U.S. specialized industry report OD4516/Technology: Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Manufacturing in the U.S. Retrieved from IBISWorld. Web. 15 August 2023.

(Note: Access this report by logging into IBISWorld at https://libproxy.library.unt.edu/login?url=http://my.ibisworld.com and searching "OD4516" in the search box.)

BUSI 4940: Business Policy