Crisis at ABC Corporation: The Consequences of Neglected Succession Planning and Lack of Diversity ABC Corporation, a leading manufacturing company in South Africa, faced a severe crisis due to its failure in succession planning and the lack of diversity within its leadership ranks. These twin challenges exacerbated internal conflicts, weakened the company’s competitive edge, and eroded stakeholder trust, culminating in a dire situation that threatened […]
Posted: February 28, 2024
Your bank, Prosperity Bank, that has branches all around South Africa, serves upper and upper-middle class clients. This includes statesmen, CEOs, chairmen of large corporations, and various high-profile individuals. The bank offers various products and services, which include hedge fund management, company stock, and insurance. Over the past 10 years the company has grown exponentially and is opening new branches in Nigeria and in Namibia […]
Posted: October 21, 2023
Becoming an Organisation that Questions Everything You are a bright, inquisitive person working for an organisation with long-established policies and work processes. You recently noticed one of those processes was not as efficient as it might be, which leads you to reasonably ask: “Why are we doing it this way? Is there a better approach?” Experience has shown that your organisation doesn’t value or appreciate […]
Posted: October 17, 2023
QUESTION 1 [100 MARKS] After 30 years of service you have decided to retire from your current position as manager of a wellknown retail chain store. One of your last assignment is to mentor one of the departmental managers to take over your role as general manager. 1.1 What mentoring strategy will you choose, and, more importantly, why did you choose that strategy? Explain the […]
Posted: October 17, 2023
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
