A multi-national technology company successfully tendered for government work, winning
a contract for imported content in excess of $10 million. This contract has put the company
in a position of having to fulfil obligations by either investing in South Africa or stimulating
South African exports, in terms of the National Industrial Participation Programme (NIPP)
regulations. What does “win a contract” mean in the scenario? To ... .
a.
be given permanent employment
b.
be chosen as the person or firm who will do the work
c.
bribe an official in order to be given a job
d.
be awarded a large grant of money
Jonas fancies Lindi. He phones her to ask her out, but the telephone line breaks up. He tries
to phone her again using his landline, but Lindi has an ear infection and she mishears the
venue for their date. Lindi and Jonas arrive at different venues. By the time the
misunderstanding has been cleared up, Jonas has become completely anxious about how
everything could have gone so wrong. He hears Lindi say, “So what do you think?”, and he
realises that he has not been listening to a word, because he has been so preoccupied with
his own train of thought. Identify the barriers to communication in the scenario.
a.
Physical and psychological
a contract for imported content in excess of $10 million. This contract has put the company
in a position of having to fulfil obligations by either investing in South Africa or stimulating
South African exports, in terms of the National Industrial Participation Programme (NIPP)
regulations. What does “win a contract” mean in the scenario? To ... .
a.
be given permanent employment
b.
be chosen as the person or firm who will do the work
c.
bribe an official in order to be given a job
d.
be awarded a large grant of money
Jonas fancies Lindi. He phones her to ask her out, but the telephone line breaks up. He tries
to phone her again using his landline, but Lindi has an ear infection and she mishears the
venue for their date. Lindi and Jonas arrive at different venues. By the time the
misunderstanding has been cleared up, Jonas has become completely anxious about how
everything could have gone so wrong. He hears Lindi say, “So what do you think?”, and he
realises that he has not been listening to a word, because he has been so preoccupied with
his own train of thought. Identify the barriers to communication in the scenario.
a.
Physical and psychological
