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2024, 4:37 PM
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Completed on Thursday, 7 March
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Grade 85.00 out of 100.00
Question 1
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A group of employees at Siyakha
Enterprise have formed a running group
where they get together after work and
during the weekend to run and pursue
their tness. This is an example of a/an
________ group and a type of _______ .
a. interest; informal
b. friendship; interest
c. formal; interest
d. informal; task
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is interest;
informal. An informal group is an interest
group or a friendship group that is not
part of the organisational hierarchy and
develops out of the day-to-day activities
and interactions between people working
in the same organisation. (See 9.7.1
Lesson 9.)
Thabo is a manager at Super Enterprise
and one of his functions is to assign
responsibility and authority to achieve
organisational objectives. Which
leadership function is he performing?
a. Authority
b. Management
c. Accountability
d. Delegation
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is
delegation. Delegation is the process
whereby the manager assigns
responsibility and authority for achieving
organisational goals. (See 9.4 Lesson 9.)
The correct answer is:
Delegation
Question 3
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A few scientists at CSIR with
complementary pro ciencies are
working together to nd a solution to
assist with drug addiction's adverse
effects. This refers to a ______ team.
a. task
b. micro
c. prestige
d. work
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is work team. A work
team comprises a small number of
people with complementary
competencies working together,
committed to a common purpose. (See
9.7.1 Lesson 9.)
_________ provides the right to a manager
to give commands to and demand
actions from employees.
a. delegation
b. authority
c. responsibility
d. coercion
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is authority. Authority
is a manager’s right to command and
demand actions from employees. (See
9.4 Lesson 9.)
The correct answer is:
authority
Question 5
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________may be described as anything
that blocks or changes the source’s
intended meaning of the message during
communication.
a. Interference
b. Feedback
c. Source
d. Environment
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is
interference. Interference, also called
noise, can come from any source.
Interference blocks or changes the
source’s intended meaning of the
message. (See 9.8.2 Lesson 9.)
Thandi, Matthew and Thabo from the
Sales department at Asis Enterprise, an
investment company, work together
primarily to share information and make
decisions that assist them in performing
within their area of responsibility. This is
an example of a/an ________.
a. informal
b. task
c. command
d. work
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is work group. The
formal group or work group is a unit of
two or more people who interact
primarily to share information and make
decisions to help each group member
perform within their area of
responsibility. (See 9.7.1 Lesson 9.)
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