Assignment 2: Written Case: Identifying corporate governance issues

This second assignment is the same one I had previously asked everone to read ahead of class and come prepared to discuss in class. It presents the contemporary case of corporate governance at TESLA inc. You are required to read the case again if you have not already done so, and answer the related case questions. Click on the image below to access the case again if you don't already have it.

Case Questions

(1) In paragraph 3, proxy advisory firms were strongly against the re-election of current Tesla board members and supported the splitting of Musk's role as CEO and chairman of the board.

(i) Argue in favor of their position

(ii) Given Musk's reputation for innovatively revolutionalizing industries, argue against their position

(2) Tesla's board of directors:

(i) How independent is Tesla's board?

(ii) How has the current state of independence of Tesla's board influenced the disclosure issue at hand?

(3) From a corporate governance regulations perspective-in particular the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, how did Elon Musk's August 7th tweet violate financial disclosure regulations?

(4) Seeing the prominence of social media in the 21st century, should social media channels such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn be considered legal avenues for disclosing corporate information to stakeholders especially investors?

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