MNN3701 ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 1 of 2020 SOLUTIONS

MNN3701
ASSIGNMENT 1
SEMESTER 1 (2020)

Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2018 Instructions to access the Unilever Annual Report
and Accounts 2018: The report is accessible by using the following link:


https://www.unilever.com/Images/unilever-annual-report-and-accounts-2018_tcm244-534881_en.pdf


Answer all the questions.


Read the instructions in Annexure A and then answer questions 1 to 30.


QUESTION 1
Matten and Crane’s definition of corporate citizenship supports the theory that _______ has/ have
the potential to influence the administering of _______.


1 corporate governance; citizenship rights
2 core business activities; citizenship rights
3 social investment; core business activities
4 the government institution; corporate activities


Explanation:
Corporate citizenship has been defined in a number of ways. For the purpose of this module, Matten
and Crane’s (2005) conceptualisation of corporate citizenship is used. Matten and Crane’s definition
supports the theory that an organisation’s core business activities has the potential to influence the
administering of citizenship rights. Reference: Section 1.2 in Botha (2016: 6)


QUESTION 2
Consider the following list of examples of citizenship rights and complete the statement below.
(i) vote
(ii) housing
(iii) education
(iv) health care
(v) protection of private property
(vi) freedom of speech and religion
(vii) participate in the formulation of public policy by which society is governed




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