QUESTION 1 [40 MARKS] Corruption manifests itself in countries around the globe and many cases of corruption are government related. This is because government officials are bribed to allocate tenders to certain companies, or they allocate tenders to relatives and friends. Further, corruption has a trickledown effect whereby it influences the ways in which companies operate in the private sector. It therefore could be argued […]
Posted: September 25, 2023
QUESTION 1 [30 MARKS] On the 15th of December 2023, Four Roses Pty Ltd is planning its working capital management for January 2024. Beginning January 2024, the predicted financial information is as follows: Item Value (R) Inventory 4 550 000 Trade receivables 4 083 500 Trade payables 1 867 000 Overdraft 2 402 500 For 2024, the company expects to generate sales revenue worth R35 […]
Posted: September 20, 2023
QUESTION 1 [30 MARKS] The theory of change explains how activities in a programme or project contribute to a chain of events that will lead to the intended or observed impacts. Provide a theory of change that illustrates how your selected programme should be monitored and evaluated (make sure you indicate the specific programme you have selected). In your answer, you should: • Use a […]
Posted: August 25, 2023
HR Departments are facing an array of new challenges since the transition to a post-pandemic working environment. Human resources firms face the same position filling challenges as other employers: staffing turnover, employee recruiting and retention, finding skilled candidates who are the right fit and maintaining the business culture. “We have about 40 regular employees in our company, and it’s been a 100% struggle for us, […]
Posted: August 14, 2023
QUESTION 1 [25 MARKS] In 2016 the Human Rights Commission stated that South African schools must adopt reasonable measures to avoid painful psychological and traumatic impacts on minor learners. After various cases of allegations of differential treatment regarding language and hairstyles at schools, it was recommended that schools abolish their hairstyle policies to allow for natural hairstyles and the use of head scarves for religious […]
Posted: August 8, 2023
QUESTION/SECTION 1 The Nature and Scope of Marketing [20 MARKS] Use the marketing process to examine and evaluate each of these factors about the products. Consider what Formula Botanica says about hair trends, and highlight the environmental factors that affect your function in the marketing of this product. • Understanding customer needs and wants; • Market offerings: bundle of benefits; • Being aware of market […]
Posted: August 2, 2023
HR Departments are facing an array of new challenges since the transition to a post-pandemic working environment. Human resources firms face the same position filling challenges as other employers: staffing turnover, employee recruiting and retention, finding skilled candidates who are the right fit and maintaining the business culture. “We have about 40 regular employees in our company, and it’s been a 100% struggle for us, […]
Posted: July 22, 2023
QUESTION 1 [45 MARKS] As an HR practitioner, you know that succession planning is closely tied to leadership development. Hence, you have been given training and on-the-job experience to prepare you for this post for the past couple of years that you have worked for the university. Discuss the benefits of succession planning and then examine the five steps of the process to discuss the […]
Posted: June 9, 2023
QUESTION 1 [25 MARKS] Content analysis is a commonly used system of analysis of qualitative data. Outline advantages of content analysis. (8) Discuss practical applications of content analysis. (6) Outline three possible problems with using content analysis. (6) For content analysis to be rich and meaningful, it relies on coding. Explain the difference between emergent coding and a priori coding. (5) QUESTION 2 [75 MARKS] […]
Posted: June 9, 2023
QUESTION 1 [100 MARKS] Identify a product or service in your organisation that needs to be marketed. Write a report to the management team, discussing the topics below, and make recommendations to them. Substantiate your recommendations by explaining the theory behind your decisions, using your textbook, and at least 3 – 5 academic journal articles. You can also use other online sources to support your […]
Posted: June 5, 2023
