MNG2602 Assignment 1 (DETAILED ANSWERS) Semester 1 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

MNG2602 Assignment 1 (DETAILED ANSWERS) Semester 1 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED Answers, guidelines, workings and references ............ SECTION A: INTEGRATED REPORT [26 MARKS] The following seven questions are based on PEPKOR Holdings Limited's integrated annual report (IAR) for 2022. You need to download the report to answer the questions. To download the integrated report, go to https://www.pepkor.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Pepkor-integrated-report-2022.pdf Instructions Download and save the IAR on your desktop or in a folder, so that you can access it easily. Once you have saved the IAR, open the report and answer the questions. Each question refers to a heading and a page number. Page numbers refer to the page number as indicated on the integrated report (top right). You do NOT have to read the entire report; only refer to the specified sections. We advise you to work with the electronic version of the integrated report, as it is a lengthy document to print. Work on a laptop or computer, so that you can easily open and navigate between two windows/browsers. Question 1 Refer to the report on page 46 of the IAR and identify the level of the manager who wrote this report. (1 mark) Question 2 Read the “Building better communities” paragraph on page 54 of the IR and state which SDG PEPKOR is contributing to, with this initiative. (1 mark) MNG2602/102/1/2024 5 Question 3 Read the “Closest to our customers” paragraph on page 54 of the IR. Name and discuss the corporate-level strategy PEPKOR followed when launching PAXI. (2 marks) Question 4 Consider the stakeholders who are discussed on pages 43–45 of the IAR. Classify each of the five external stakeholders under either the general or the task environment. Tip: Employees are from the organisation’s internal environment, and should therefore not be included in your answer. (5 marks) Question 5 Go to the Chair’s review report on page 13 of the IAR and conduct a SWOT analysis. Provide two examples of each component in your answer. (8 marks) Question 6 Refer to the PEP Africa section on pages 57–58 of the IAR and answer the following two questions: (4 marks) 6.1 Name and discuss the current overall business-level strategy of PEP Africa. (2 marks) 6.2 Name and discuss the corporate-level strategy that PEP followed in 1995. (2 marks) Question 7 Read the following article “Local is lekker – sourcing locally” to answer question 7. Visit https://www.pepkor.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Local-is-lekker-sourcing-locally.pdf (5 marks) 7.1 To which SDG is PEPKOR contributing through this initiative? (1 mark) 6 7.2 Identify the source of managerial ethics that is evident in this article. Discuss it theoretically. (2 marks) 7.3 Identify the approach to social responsibility that is evident in this article. Discuss it theoretically. (2 marks) SUBTOTAL SECTION A: [26 MARKS] SECTION B: CASE STUDY [14 MARKS] The following three questions are based on the PEPKOR case study that you have to download from the module site. The folder is available on the main page. Question 1 Name and discuss the type of managerial skill that is most prominent in Lyla Louw. (2 marks) Question 2 Identify and discuss any three elements of culture evident in the case study and substantiate your answer by providing an example of each of the elements identified. (9 marks) Question 3 Identify and discuss Pepkor’s approach to managing diversity. Support your answer with a quotation from the case study. (3 marks) SUBTOTAL SECTION B: [14 MARKS] SECTION C: REFLECT ON YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE [5 MARKS] Write a paragraph of 50–100 words in which you reflect on your learning. The notes below will help you get started. To reflect means to think about something carefully. You may want to use the following questions as a starting point: