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MNG3701 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025 - DUE 13 March 2025; 100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations. Questions Marks 1 Discuss five (5) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that Standard Bank is trying to achieve. Motivate with examples from the Standard Bank report. 10 2 Use the SMART principle to evaluate Standard Bank's short and medium targets(goals). 10 3 a) Standard Bank’s mission statement is “To facilitate real economic activity and support South Africa’s socio-economic development by being a purpose-driven financial institution that provides inclusive, sustainable, and innovative financial solutions to its clients, driving growth across Africa”. Evaluate this mission statement to determine whether it meets the requirements of a well-formulated mission statement. Afterwards, make recommendations as to what additional information Standard Bank could include in their mission statement. (5 marks) Hint: When evaluating the mission statement use a table with the following headings: aspects, yes/no and excerpt from the mission statement. b) Formulate a vision statement for Standard Bank. (2 marks) c) Evaluate the vision statement in b) above to determine whether it meets the requirements of a good vision statement. (8 marks) Hint: When evaluating the vision statement use a table with the following headings: characteristics, yes/no, reason(s). 15 2 4 a) Describe what the Balanced Score card entails when used in strategic planning. (2 marks). b) Use the four perspectives of the Balanced scorecard to formulate goals/targets that are aligned with the strategic direction of Standard Bank. (8 marks)

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MNG3701 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 3

1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) ADDRESSED BY STANDARD BANK 3

1.1. Financial Inclusion (SDG 1 and SDG 8)................................................................... 4

1.2. Enterprise Growth and Job Creation (SDG 8) .......................................................... 4

1.3. Infrastructure Development and Just Energy Transition (SDG 7 and SDG 9)........... 4

1.4. Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience (SDG 13) ............................................... 5

1.5. Affordable Housing (SDG 11) .................................................................................. 5

2. EVALUATION OF STANDARD BANK'S TARGETS USING THE SMART PRINCIPLE .. 5

3. MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS ......................................................................... 8

3.a Evaluation of the Mission Statement......................................................................... 8

3.b Formulating a Vision Statement................................................................................ 9

3.c Evaluation of the Vision Statement ........................................................................... 9

4. BALANCED SCORECARD APPROACH ..................................................................... 10

4.a. The Balanced Scorecard in Strategic Planning ...................................................... 10

4.b. Application of the Balanced Scorecard to Standard Bank’s Strategic Direction ........ 11

CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................ 13

REFERENCES ................................................................................................................ 13




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