Business Management 1A
MNB1501
Department of Business Management
Assignment 02 for 2021 (compulsory)
Due Date: 20 August 2021
Assignment 02 covers Chapters 5-10 in the prescribed book.
This assignment consists of 30 multiple-choice questions.
Note: Assignment 02 is also a compulsory assignment. You must submit this assignment on
myUnisa.
Save a copy of the submission receipt for peace of mind.
STUDY UNIT 5: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
QUESTION 1
Corporate ______________ recognises corporations as legal persons with certain rights and
responsibilities in the same way that individuals have rights and responsibilities as members of
a community.
1 citizenship
2 social investment
3 social responsibility
4 governance
Answer:
, Refer to the prescribed textbook:
5.2.1.1 Corporate citizenship and corporate social investment
Some literature uses the terms ‘corporate citizenship’, ‘corporate social investment’ and
‘corporate social responsibility’ interchangeably. Although corporate social responsibility and
corporate citizenship both refer to business’s conduct in society, the former focuses solely on
the responsibility aspect of business while the latter focuses on business being a social player
by virtue of both its rights and its responsibilities as a citizen. Some explanation of why the
term ‘corporate social responsibility’ is preferred above the term ‘corporate citizenship’ in this
book is given below. Note that corporate social investment refers only to one very
specific aspect of corporate social responsibility.
The term ‘corporate citizenship’ recognises corporations as legal persons with certain rights
and responsibilities in the same way as individual citizens have rights and responsibilities as
members of a community. These rights and responsibilities include the right to govern internal
affairs, the right to enter into contracts, the right to hold assets, the right to hire, and the right
to sue and be sued. Corporate personhood means that corporations are granted constitutional
rights.
The discussion on CSR has alerted us to the fact that corporations are classified as legal entities
or corporate citizens who have certain rights and responsibilities.
Read through the case scenario below and answer questions 2 to 4.
South African Breweries’ (SAB) is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the parent
company, SABMiller is listed on the London Stock exchange. As such the SABMiller group of
companies must comply with corporate governance rules set out for listed companies in
various countries. Although corporate governance is the responsibility of every employee in
the company the following structures are particularly responsible for corporate governance
in the SABMiller group: The Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, Audit Committee
and Chief Financial Officer.
MNB1501
Department of Business Management
Assignment 02 for 2021 (compulsory)
Due Date: 20 August 2021
Assignment 02 covers Chapters 5-10 in the prescribed book.
This assignment consists of 30 multiple-choice questions.
Note: Assignment 02 is also a compulsory assignment. You must submit this assignment on
myUnisa.
Save a copy of the submission receipt for peace of mind.
STUDY UNIT 5: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
QUESTION 1
Corporate ______________ recognises corporations as legal persons with certain rights and
responsibilities in the same way that individuals have rights and responsibilities as members of
a community.
1 citizenship
2 social investment
3 social responsibility
4 governance
Answer:
, Refer to the prescribed textbook:
5.2.1.1 Corporate citizenship and corporate social investment
Some literature uses the terms ‘corporate citizenship’, ‘corporate social investment’ and
‘corporate social responsibility’ interchangeably. Although corporate social responsibility and
corporate citizenship both refer to business’s conduct in society, the former focuses solely on
the responsibility aspect of business while the latter focuses on business being a social player
by virtue of both its rights and its responsibilities as a citizen. Some explanation of why the
term ‘corporate social responsibility’ is preferred above the term ‘corporate citizenship’ in this
book is given below. Note that corporate social investment refers only to one very
specific aspect of corporate social responsibility.
The term ‘corporate citizenship’ recognises corporations as legal persons with certain rights
and responsibilities in the same way as individual citizens have rights and responsibilities as
members of a community. These rights and responsibilities include the right to govern internal
affairs, the right to enter into contracts, the right to hold assets, the right to hire, and the right
to sue and be sued. Corporate personhood means that corporations are granted constitutional
rights.
The discussion on CSR has alerted us to the fact that corporations are classified as legal entities
or corporate citizens who have certain rights and responsibilities.
Read through the case scenario below and answer questions 2 to 4.
South African Breweries’ (SAB) is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the parent
company, SABMiller is listed on the London Stock exchange. As such the SABMiller group of
companies must comply with corporate governance rules set out for listed companies in
various countries. Although corporate governance is the responsibility of every employee in
the company the following structures are particularly responsible for corporate governance
in the SABMiller group: The Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, Audit Committee
and Chief Financial Officer.
