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MNG2601 Assignment 3 semester 2 2024 due date 18 September 2024 time 3:00 pm (complete questions and answers ) distinction guaranteed R50,00
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Question 1 Which one of the following is a benefit of management by objectives (MBO)?
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Mark 1.00 out of a. The workload and commitment of managers are reduced.
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b. Decision making is faster and more flexible.
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question c. Providing for a system-orientated approach to planning.
d. Focusing on short-term goals to achieve success in the organisation.
Question 2 A statement of what an organisation wants to become and where it wants to be in future is called a _____.
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Mark 1.00 out of a. standard
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b. vision
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question c. strategy
d. mission
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Within an organisation’s remote environment, an organisation can identify _____ and turn it into _____.
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Flag a. weaknesses; strengths
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b. opportunities; strengths
c. strengths; competitive advantage
d. weaknesses; competitive advantage
Question 4
Effectiveness is achieved when an organisation formulates, pursues and attains appropriate (or stated) goals.
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Select one:
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Question 5
Consider the following list of plans to answer the question:
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1 An organisation designs a diversity programme to recruit and hire a more diverse workforce
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Flag 3 The human resource budget for the 2021 financial year of the local municipality is R5.6 billion
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4 It is the policy of the manufacturing organisation to hire workers from the local community
5 The purchasing rule states the percentage of supplies that can be purchased from a single supplier
Which of the plans listed are examples of standing plans?
a. 4, 5
b. 3, 4, 5
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d. 2, 3, 4
e. 1, 2, 3
, Question 6 Within the context of the stakeholder salience approach, _____ is defined as the extent to which a party has or can gain access to physical,
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a. urgency
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b. influence
c. power
d. legitimacy
Question 7 Which one of the following does not form part of the definition of planning?
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Mark 1.00 out of a. Identifying ways of reaching the organisation’s goals
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b. Managing within a complex environment
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question c. Motivating employees to work towards the organisation’s goals
d. Determining the organisation’s vision, mission and goals
Question 8 Sustainability focus on the triple bottom line of the organisation, related to the systematic social, environmental and _____ issues.
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Mark 1.00 out of a. political
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b. technological
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question c. international
d. economic
Question 9 _____ refers to the constant monitoring of performance and action to ensure that it conform to plans in order to attain the predetermined
Correct organisational goals.
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a. Controlling
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question b. Planning
c. Organising
d. Leading
Question 10 (i) _____ are areas within an organisation that describe what it excels at and what separates it from its competition; whilst (ii) _____ are those
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question b. (i) strengths; (ii) weaknesses
c. (i) strengths; (ii) threats
d. (i) opportunities; (ii) weaknesses
Question 11 _____ play(s) an important role in the informal management of business ethics.
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Mark 1.00 out of a. A code of conduct
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b. Human activity
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question c. Corporate culture
d. Stakeholder engagements
Question 12 A middle-level manager would typically be responsible for _____.
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Mark 1.00 out of a. daily supervision of the non-managerial employees who perform the specific activities necessary to produce goods and services
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b. the performance of all departments
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question c. analysing the internal and external management environment
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