MNB1501
ASSIGNMENT 4 FOR 2ND SEMESTER 2024
FEND TUTORIALS
, Started on Monday, 9 September 2024, 4:16 PM
State Finished
Completed on Monday, 9 September 2024, 4:26 PM
Time taken 9 mins 34 secs
Marks 19.00/20.00
Grade 95.00 out of 100.00
Question 1
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Question text
Sarah Mthembu is a lecturer working for the University of Zululand. She was made aware of a
workshop she had been hoping to attend for a very long time to broaden her skills in research
methodology. However, the workshop was to be held in a week’s time. Because the university could
not approve her request to attend the workshop at short notice, she was advised to pay for herself and
claim for a refund at a later stage. Sarah needs to follow a particular process to get a refund for the
workshop she attended. This is known as a ________________.
a.
rule
b.
policy
c.
standard procedure
d.
budget
Feedback
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is standard procedure. Standard procedures stipulate the exact series of steps that
should be taken to perform a certain task. Refer to section 7.7.3.2.
The correct answer is:
standard procedure
Question 2
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, Question text
Planning helps top management to see the organisation as a total system in which the goals of all the
different parts of the organisation are reconcilable with one another and with the organisation’s
primary goal. To which benefit of planning does this statement refer?
a.
Planning facilitates control.
b.
Planning ensures cohesion.
c.
Planning provides direction.
d.
Planning promotes coordination.
Feedback
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is planning ensures cohesion. Planning helps to get the different functional areas
to work together. Therefore, we can say that planning helps with the coordination, cohesion and
stability of an organisation. Refer to section 7.3.
The correct answer is:
Planning ensures cohesion.
Question 3
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
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Question text
To respond to the challenges of shortages of personal protection equipment (PPE) during the
COVID-19 pandemic, Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) set up a completely new
entity and commenced production of 57 000 protective face shields. The strategy adopted by FMCSA
to produce PPE during the pandemic is known as _________________.
a.
divestiture
b.
turnaround
Whatsapp Marlvin @ +2763 173 8181
ASSIGNMENT 4 FOR 2ND SEMESTER 2024
FEND TUTORIALS
, Started on Monday, 9 September 2024, 4:16 PM
State Finished
Completed on Monday, 9 September 2024, 4:26 PM
Time taken 9 mins 34 secs
Marks 19.00/20.00
Grade 95.00 out of 100.00
Question 1
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Flag question
Question text
Sarah Mthembu is a lecturer working for the University of Zululand. She was made aware of a
workshop she had been hoping to attend for a very long time to broaden her skills in research
methodology. However, the workshop was to be held in a week’s time. Because the university could
not approve her request to attend the workshop at short notice, she was advised to pay for herself and
claim for a refund at a later stage. Sarah needs to follow a particular process to get a refund for the
workshop she attended. This is known as a ________________.
a.
rule
b.
policy
c.
standard procedure
d.
budget
Feedback
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is standard procedure. Standard procedures stipulate the exact series of steps that
should be taken to perform a certain task. Refer to section 7.7.3.2.
The correct answer is:
standard procedure
Question 2
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Flag question
Whatsapp Marlvin @ +2763 173 8181
, Question text
Planning helps top management to see the organisation as a total system in which the goals of all the
different parts of the organisation are reconcilable with one another and with the organisation’s
primary goal. To which benefit of planning does this statement refer?
a.
Planning facilitates control.
b.
Planning ensures cohesion.
c.
Planning provides direction.
d.
Planning promotes coordination.
Feedback
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is planning ensures cohesion. Planning helps to get the different functional areas
to work together. Therefore, we can say that planning helps with the coordination, cohesion and
stability of an organisation. Refer to section 7.3.
The correct answer is:
Planning ensures cohesion.
Question 3
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Flag question
Question text
To respond to the challenges of shortages of personal protection equipment (PPE) during the
COVID-19 pandemic, Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) set up a completely new
entity and commenced production of 57 000 protective face shields. The strategy adopted by FMCSA
to produce PPE during the pandemic is known as _________________.
a.
divestiture
b.
turnaround
Whatsapp Marlvin @ +2763 173 8181
