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Assignment 01 – Semester 01 – 2017
Chapter 1: Introduction to business management for the entrepreneur
Question 1
Effective supervision and motivation of employees within an enterprise, refers to _______ as a
fundamental management task.
1) planning
2) leading
3) organising
4) control
Answer: The correct answer is 2
Refer: Tutorial letter 201/1/2017; Prescribed Textbook, pg. 4
Reasoning: Effective supervision and motivation of employees within an enterprise, refers to
leading as a fundamental management task.
Question 2
Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
1) Public enterprises are created to make a profit.
2) Public enterprises are funded by provincial administrations.
3) Public enterprises are responsible for providing the basic requirements for efficient
functioning of the economy.
4) Public enterprises are funded by government and local authorities.
Answer: The correct answer is 1
Refer: Tutorial letter 201/1/2017; Prescribed Textbook, pg. 8
Reasoning: Public enterprises are funded and managed by government, provincial
administrations or local authorities, and they are not created to make a profit.
Public enterprises are responsible for providing the basic requirements for the
efficient functioning of the economy and meeting the needs of the society. Option 1
is therefore incorrect as public enterprises are not created to make a profit.
Chapter 2: The general management function
Question 3
The process of transferring responsibilities for a specific business function from an employee group
to a non‐employee group, is known as _______.
1) public relations
2) organising
3) outsourcing
4) globalization
Answer: The correct answer is 3
Refer: Tutorial letter 201/1/2017; Prescribed Textbook, pg. 20
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