Unisa | MNG2601 General Management
MNG2601 Exam Pack 2026 – Exam-Style
Questions & Full Worked Answers (MCQ + Long
Questions)
50 original multiple-choice questions with explanations; 9 long questions (180 marks) with model
answers and marking guidance; exam tips and short topic notes
Prepared by Stephan Swart
All questions are original practice questions written in the style of the module's assessments. None of them is
copied or reworded from Unisa examination papers, tutorial letters, study guides or textbooks.
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,Contents
1. How to use this pack
2. Section A: multiple-choice questions
3. Section A: answers explained
4. Section B: long questions with model answers
5. Exam tips
Appendix: short topic notes
1. How to use this pack
What this pack is: a bank of ORIGINAL exam-style questions written to mirror the style, mark
allocations and topic spread of MNG2601 assessments, with full worked answers. Every
question was written from scratch; none is taken from Unisa exam papers.
Typical MNG2601 format (check your current tutorial letter / myUnisa): MNG2601 is a fully
online module. Assessments have typically included online quizzes with four-option multiple-
choice questions (often scenario-based) and a final assessment that may include MCQs and/or
longer written or scenario questions. Confirm the current year's format on myUnisa.
How to use it: (1) Do Section A under timed conditions (about 1 minute per MCQ). (2) Mark
yourself with the memorandum. (3) Attempt each Section B question before reading the model
answer. (4) Use the appendix notes for quick revision.
Prescribed textbook referred to for topic coverage: Botha, T. (ed.) 2024. Principles of
General Management: A Responsible Approach for Southern Africa. 2nd ed. Cape Town: Juta.
Topics follow the book’s structure: evolution of management theory, the management process,
responsible management, the management environment, planning, decision-making, information
management, organising, leadership, motivation, managing diversity, control and social
entrepreneurship.
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, 2. Section A: multiple-choice questions
50 questions, 1 mark each. Pick the best answer. Try them against the clock before you look at
the answers.
1. Management is BEST described as …
a) the supervision of shop-floor workers only.
b) the use of technology to replace employees.
c) the owning of a business.
d) the process of planning, organising, leading and controlling resources to achieve
organisational goals efficiently and effectively.
2. “Doing things right” (achieving goals with the minimum use of resources) refers to …
a) effectiveness.
b) sustainability.
c) efficiency.
d) leadership.
3. Frederick Taylor is most closely associated with …
a) the contingency approach.
b) bureaucracy.
c) scientific management.
d) the Hawthorne studies.
4. Henri Fayol’s contribution to management theory is mainly …
a) the managerial grid.
b) general administrative principles and the functions of management.
c) the hierarchy of needs.
d) Theory X and Theory Y.
5. Max Weber’s ideal organisation is characterised by …
a) informal relationships and flexible rules.
b) self-managed teams.
c) a clear hierarchy, formal rules, impersonality and selection based on competence.
d) a network of outsourced partners.
6. The Hawthorne studies led to the recognition that …
a) workers are motivated only by money.
b) social and psychological factors strongly influence productivity.
c) bureaucracy is the most efficient structure.
d) lighting is the main factor in productivity.
7. A manager who believes that employees dislike work, avoid responsibility and must be closely
controlled holds …
a) Theory Y assumptions.
b) systems assumptions.
c) Theory X assumptions.
d) Theory Z assumptions.
8. The approach that holds that there is no single best way to manage, and that the right
approach depends on the situation, is the …
a) contingency approach.
b) scientific approach.
c) quantitative approach.
d) bureaucratic approach.
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MNG2601 Exam Pack 2026 – Exam-Style
Questions & Full Worked Answers (MCQ + Long
Questions)
50 original multiple-choice questions with explanations; 9 long questions (180 marks) with model
answers and marking guidance; exam tips and short topic notes
Prepared by Stephan Swart
All questions are original practice questions written in the style of the module's assessments. None of them is
copied or reworded from Unisa examination papers, tutorial letters, study guides or textbooks.
Independent study aid – not affiliated with Unisa | Page 1
,Contents
1. How to use this pack
2. Section A: multiple-choice questions
3. Section A: answers explained
4. Section B: long questions with model answers
5. Exam tips
Appendix: short topic notes
1. How to use this pack
What this pack is: a bank of ORIGINAL exam-style questions written to mirror the style, mark
allocations and topic spread of MNG2601 assessments, with full worked answers. Every
question was written from scratch; none is taken from Unisa exam papers.
Typical MNG2601 format (check your current tutorial letter / myUnisa): MNG2601 is a fully
online module. Assessments have typically included online quizzes with four-option multiple-
choice questions (often scenario-based) and a final assessment that may include MCQs and/or
longer written or scenario questions. Confirm the current year's format on myUnisa.
How to use it: (1) Do Section A under timed conditions (about 1 minute per MCQ). (2) Mark
yourself with the memorandum. (3) Attempt each Section B question before reading the model
answer. (4) Use the appendix notes for quick revision.
Prescribed textbook referred to for topic coverage: Botha, T. (ed.) 2024. Principles of
General Management: A Responsible Approach for Southern Africa. 2nd ed. Cape Town: Juta.
Topics follow the book’s structure: evolution of management theory, the management process,
responsible management, the management environment, planning, decision-making, information
management, organising, leadership, motivation, managing diversity, control and social
entrepreneurship.
Independent study aid – not affiliated with Unisa | Page 2
, 2. Section A: multiple-choice questions
50 questions, 1 mark each. Pick the best answer. Try them against the clock before you look at
the answers.
1. Management is BEST described as …
a) the supervision of shop-floor workers only.
b) the use of technology to replace employees.
c) the owning of a business.
d) the process of planning, organising, leading and controlling resources to achieve
organisational goals efficiently and effectively.
2. “Doing things right” (achieving goals with the minimum use of resources) refers to …
a) effectiveness.
b) sustainability.
c) efficiency.
d) leadership.
3. Frederick Taylor is most closely associated with …
a) the contingency approach.
b) bureaucracy.
c) scientific management.
d) the Hawthorne studies.
4. Henri Fayol’s contribution to management theory is mainly …
a) the managerial grid.
b) general administrative principles and the functions of management.
c) the hierarchy of needs.
d) Theory X and Theory Y.
5. Max Weber’s ideal organisation is characterised by …
a) informal relationships and flexible rules.
b) self-managed teams.
c) a clear hierarchy, formal rules, impersonality and selection based on competence.
d) a network of outsourced partners.
6. The Hawthorne studies led to the recognition that …
a) workers are motivated only by money.
b) social and psychological factors strongly influence productivity.
c) bureaucracy is the most efficient structure.
d) lighting is the main factor in productivity.
7. A manager who believes that employees dislike work, avoid responsibility and must be closely
controlled holds …
a) Theory Y assumptions.
b) systems assumptions.
c) Theory X assumptions.
d) Theory Z assumptions.
8. The approach that holds that there is no single best way to manage, and that the right
approach depends on the situation, is the …
a) contingency approach.
b) scientific approach.
c) quantitative approach.
d) bureaucratic approach.
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