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MNG3702
CONFIDENTIAL October 2023
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
October 2023
Non-venue-based examination
MNG3702
Strategy Implementation And Control
First Examiner: Prof T Botha
Second Examiner: Dr R Shibiti
Moderator: Ms S Hughes
Date: 19 October 2023
This paper consists of eleven (11) pages.
This is a closed book examination.
Instructions:
(1) This non-venue-based, closed book examination is confidential, remains the property of the
University of South Africa and may not be shared. This is a formal online Unisa examination and
all the Unisa examination regulations are applicable. This is a closed-book examination, and
you may not use any notes, the prescribed book, study guide or any other unauthorised such as
the internet and artificial intelligence tools, or consultations when taking the examination.
(2) You need to answer the questions in your own words. Plagiarism will not be tolerated and may
result in disciplinary action, if detected. The use of tools such as ChatGPT is strictly prohibited.
Students that make use of these tools will be subject to disciplinary action by the University.
(3) Start with a cover page stating the module code, your name and student number.
(4) Handwritten and typed submissions will be accepted. Students submitting handwritten answers
should ensure that it is readable and that pages are submitted in the correct order. Unreadable
handwritten answers will not be marked.
(5) This paper comprises six (6) paragraph-type questions based on one given case study. All the
questions are compulsory. The total marks for the examination are 70.
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Date: 19 October 2023
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MNG3702
CONFIDENTIAL October 2023
Read the Netcare case study thoroughly to answer the questions that follow. All the
questions are based on the case study. Please ensure that you read the questions
carefully before you commence answering. In addition, please take the mark allocation
of each question into consideration when answering this exam question paper.
Please use your own words, understanding and interpretation of the theory and
application thereof to the case.
PLEASE NOTE
No emailed submissions will be accepted.
No late submissions will be accepted.
Netcare
Netcare Limited is a South African investment holding company. They operate through several subsidiaries.
Netcare offers a unique and comprehensive range of private healthcare services and products across the
healthcare spectrum, throughout South Africa. The Netcare Group invests in growing and continually
improving their capabilities and capacity, and in partnering with the public sector in South Africa, to support
the effectiveness of the national healthcare systems in which they operate. Netcare’s continuous investment
in the latest medical technologies and high-level professional expertise and its commitment to caring for
patients, make them a leading healthcare provider.
The company’s ordinary shares have been listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa
since December 1996, when the company operated four hospitals. Currently, the company has 51
hospitals, two public–private partnership hospitals, 10 605 registered hospital beds, 422 theatres, 10 cancer
care centres, 63 renal dialysis units with 860 dialysis stations, 95 primary healthcare centres, 15 Medicross
day theatres, 79 Netcare 911 emergency sites, 7 training campuses, 21 763 employees, and 12 mental
health and psychiatric clinics with 841 beds.
In South Africa, Netcare operates the largest private hospital, primary healthcare, emergency medical
services and renal care networks. In addition to its world-class hospital services, the Group offers primary
healthcare, sub-acute care, day surgery, occupational health and employee wellness services
through Medicross, emergency medical services through Netcare 911, renal dialysis through National
Renal Care and mental health and psychiatric services through Akeso. Netcare also has the distinction of
being a leading private trainer of emergency medical and nursing personnel in the country.
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