,MNG3701 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE September
2025
Question
a) Differentiate between a vision statement and a mission
statement.
b) Ms Lorraine Mthombeni is a store manager at one of the
Clicks stores in Pretoria, South Africa. Identify the management
level of her role and the associated duties of this level.
c) Explain the activities that would take place during the
strategic planning phase at Clicks Group Limited.
Discuss Clicks Group Limited's commitment to SDGs.
a) Choose two SDGs that the Clicks Group Limited believe they
can make the biggest impact in with examples from the report.
Then, explain how the group intends to meet them.
b) Use the three principles of responsible management to
indicate whether Clicks Group Limited is a responsible
organisation or not.
Discuss the concept of stakeholders. Your discussion should
include the following:
a) Define the term stakeholders and distinguish between the
"narrow" and the "broader" view of stakeholders.
, b) Clicks Group Limited's stakeholder engagement strategy
focuses mainly on the five primary stakeholders. Indicate
whether each of the primary stakeholders of Clicks Group
represents a 'narrow' or 'broader view'.
c) The report states that the extensive store network and
integrated supply chain provide competitive advantages for
Clicks Group Limited. In your own words, describe the concept
of 'competitive advantage'
a) One of Clicks Group Limited's strategic objectives is to
"Deliver operational excellence with an efficient centralised
supply chain". Revise the Clicks Group Limited objective above
to be in line with the SMART principle.
b) Explain how the revised objective above meets the SMART
principle.
c) At which level of strategy is the decision of setting strategic
objectives taken? Please provide a motivation for your answer.
d) The Balanced Scorecard can be used in strategic planning.
Explain the purpose of the Balanced scorecard and provide
examples from the Clicks Group Limited report to show how the
Group applied this tool. Hint: Use only examples from the
report.
Technical requirements
ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE September
2025
Question
a) Differentiate between a vision statement and a mission
statement.
b) Ms Lorraine Mthombeni is a store manager at one of the
Clicks stores in Pretoria, South Africa. Identify the management
level of her role and the associated duties of this level.
c) Explain the activities that would take place during the
strategic planning phase at Clicks Group Limited.
Discuss Clicks Group Limited's commitment to SDGs.
a) Choose two SDGs that the Clicks Group Limited believe they
can make the biggest impact in with examples from the report.
Then, explain how the group intends to meet them.
b) Use the three principles of responsible management to
indicate whether Clicks Group Limited is a responsible
organisation or not.
Discuss the concept of stakeholders. Your discussion should
include the following:
a) Define the term stakeholders and distinguish between the
"narrow" and the "broader" view of stakeholders.
, b) Clicks Group Limited's stakeholder engagement strategy
focuses mainly on the five primary stakeholders. Indicate
whether each of the primary stakeholders of Clicks Group
represents a 'narrow' or 'broader view'.
c) The report states that the extensive store network and
integrated supply chain provide competitive advantages for
Clicks Group Limited. In your own words, describe the concept
of 'competitive advantage'
a) One of Clicks Group Limited's strategic objectives is to
"Deliver operational excellence with an efficient centralised
supply chain". Revise the Clicks Group Limited objective above
to be in line with the SMART principle.
b) Explain how the revised objective above meets the SMART
principle.
c) At which level of strategy is the decision of setting strategic
objectives taken? Please provide a motivation for your answer.
d) The Balanced Scorecard can be used in strategic planning.
Explain the purpose of the Balanced scorecard and provide
examples from the Clicks Group Limited report to show how the
Group applied this tool. Hint: Use only examples from the
report.
Technical requirements
