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Question 1
Which one of the following would an organisation assess when conducting an internal environmental analysis? (Select all options you deem
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question a. Changes in ownership
b. Commitment to ethical conduct
c. Investment in social development programmes
d. Mission and objectives
Question 2 Which one of the following can be considered a strength in an organisation’s internal environment?
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Mark 1.00 out of a. An increase in the buying power of customers
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b. Improved organisational culture
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question c. A decrease in company profits
d. A disrupted supply chain
Question 3 (i) _____ refers to a change in the average (ii) _____-term weather conditions or weather patterns, when the change lasts for an extended
Correct period of time, typically decades or even longer.
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question b. (i) Weather change; (ii) medium
c. (i) Climate change; (ii) short
d. (i) Global warming; (ii) long
Question 4 Which one of the following can be considered a weakness in an organisation’s internal environment?
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Mark 1.00 out of a. A downturn in the economy of the country
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b. A decrease in the buying power of customers
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question c. An increase in the repo rate
d. An increase in bad debts of the organisation
Question 5 _____ is based on four pillars, namely the systems approach, a customer focus, people involvement and a process of continuous
Correct improvement.
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a. Quantitative management
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b. Total Quality Management
c. Contingency management
d. The systems approach to management
Question 6
The figure below depicts the goal of responsible management. Complete the missing spaces to answer this question.
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, a. (i) responsible section; (ii) profitable organisation; (iii) growing local economy; (iv) growing world economy
b.
(i) responsible subordinate; (ii) responsible leader; (iii) responsible organisation; (iv) responsible industry
c. (i) responsible organisation; (ii) profitable industry; (iii) growing economy and job creation; (iv) responsible government
d.
(i) responsible organisation; (ii) responsible industry; (iii) responsible socio-economic system; (iv) sustainable, responsible and
ethical world society
Question 7
To view employees merely in terms of their efficiency may result in abusive management and the abuse of power by managers.
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Select one:
question True
False
Question 8 Within the context of the stakeholder salience approach, _____ is defined as the extent to which a party has or can gain access to physical,
Correct material, esteem or social means to impose their will.
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a. legitimacy
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b. urgency
c. influence
d. power
Question 9 Which one of the following can be considered a variable in an organisation’s internal environment?
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b. The physical environment
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question c. Customers
d. The organisation's objectives
Question 10 _____ an implicit agreement whereby members of society grant organisations the license to operate through public consent, with the
Correct expectation that organisations will address certain societal needs.
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question b. The political contract is
c. The social contract is
d. Social power is
Question 11 (i) _____ is achieved when an organisation formulates, pursues and attains appropriate (or stated) goals; whilst (ii) _____ is achieved by using
Correct the fewest inputs to generate a maximum amount of output.
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question b. (i) Productivity; (ii) effectiveness
c. (i) Profitability; (ii) effectiveness
d. (ii) Efficiency; (ii) synergy
Question 12
Within an organisation’s remote environment, an organisation can identify _____ and turn it into _____.
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