SA 2024 MNG2601-24-S2 TOPIC 2 PLANNING: A RESPONSIBLE APPROACH Assessment 3
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Question 1
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The gure below depicts the goal of responsible management. Complete the
missing spaces to answer this question.
a. (i) responsible organisation; (ii) pro table industry; (iii) growing economy
and job creation; (iv) responsible government
b. (i) responsible organisation; (ii) responsible industry; (iii) responsible
socio-economic system; (iv) sustainable, responsible and ethical world
society
c.
(i) responsible section; (ii) pro table organisation; (iii) growing local
economy; (iv) growing world economy
d. (i) responsible subordinate; (ii) responsible leader; (iii) responsible
_____ refers to directing the human resources of the organisation and motivating
them in such a way that their actions are aligned with previously formulated goals
and plans.
a. Organising
b. Controlling
c. Planning
d. Leading
Question 3
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_____ an implicit agreement whereby members of society grant organisations the
license to operate through public consent, with the expectation that organisations
will address certain societal needs.
a. Stakeholder theory refers to
b. The political contract is
c. Social power is
d. The social contract is
Question 4
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Which one of the following would an organisation assess when conducting an
internal environmental analysis? (Select all options you deem correct).
a. Mission and objectives
b. Changes in ownership
c. Commitment to ethical conduct
Which one of the following researchers was best known for his/her contribution to
the bureaucratic approach to management?
a. Frank Gilbreth
b. Lillian Gilbreth
c. FW Taylor
d. Max Weber
Question 6
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Management is the process of working with and through others to achieve business
objectives, by balancing effectiveness and e ciency and by making use of scarce
resources, in a changing environment.
Select one:
True
False
Question 7
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The rst question to answer in an ethical decision-making process is:
a. Can it be disclosed?
b. Does it meet the business’ standards?
c. Is it fair to all stakeholders?
d. Is it legal?
Question 8
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When two or more subsystems are working together to produce more than they are
working apart, it is known as _____.
a. productivity
b. entropy
c. synergy
d. quality
Planning, as a managerial function, is necessary for _____.
a. structuring the organisation
b. determining how to reach the organisation’s goals
c. assigning resources necessary to achieve organisational goals
d. determining how to lead employees
Question 10
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Which one of the following is a bene t of planning?
a. Planning may create rigidity
b. Formal plans replace intuition and creativity
c. Planning involves costs
d. Planning reduces the impact of change
Question 11
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Consider the following list of plans to answer the question:
1 An organisation designs a diversity programme to recruit and hire a more diverse
workforce
2 A local university launches a project to build a new laboratory for their geology
students
3 The human resource budget for the 2021 nancial year of the local municipality is
R5.6 billion
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?
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