Management Answers

Suppose you are appointed as a member of a training committee for a transport company in Gauteng. Identify potential barriers to skills development and provide an action plan to promote skills development in the organisation. (20)

Decide on any learning program that you feel passionate about. Using the eight steps in development of a learning programme, demonstrate how will you go about developing this programme. Give clear workplace examples of the application of all the steps. Also indicate challenges you are likely to experience in the process and how you will address them

Discuss how the environment acts does as a stimulant to business. Analyze why business often does little for the preservation of physical environment despite the fact that is significant for business activity

discuss whether the contract is enforceable in South Africa law that can result in the information of a valid contract

Following several worldwide recalls, it has become evident that Toyota has rushed into relationships with supplies alliances and supplier development are thus crucial elements that need to be addressed. At which level of purchasing and supply planning will supplier alliance and supplier development occur?

examine the relationship between morals and ethics in decision making that relates to the determination of appropriate corporate conduct

Intelligent Services, your employer, prides itself on hiring minorities. One candidate fully fits the job requirements for an open position in your division. However, your boss is concerned that some of your customers will not understand the candidate’s limited command of the English language. You are the manager to whom this candidate will report, if selected. a. What decision will you take and how will you explain/justify it to your boss? (5 Marks) b. Which two programs and/or processes will you introduce in your division to be able to successfully deploy many more such candidates in future?

For the first time any BBB-rated Asian company outside of Japan has issued a 40-year dollar bond. In January 2022, Resilience Ltd. raised $1.5 billion in a 10-year issue at a coupon or interest rate of 2.875%, $1.75 billion in a 30-year bond at a 3.625% and $750 million in a 40-year issue at a 3.75% coupon rate. The coupon frequency for the 30-year bond is semi-annual and for the others is annual. You’re required to compute the value of the bonds if their face value is $1,000 and the applicable rate is 6.9 percent.  

QUESTION 04

Read the case study below and then answer the following questions:

You have recently registered a company and are now looking for funding from a local

municipality. The local municipality wants to know about the company; and therefore,

has the following questions:

1. What is the name of the company and the location?

2. What are the services or products that the company provides?

3. What is the mission and objectives of the company?

4. What are the functions of the company?

5. What are the production factors of the company?

There are assumptions that currently and in the past MTC products and service advertisements were responsible for a very large percentage of sports bill boards in Namibia. What explanation can you offer for why these products are or used to dominate the sports bill boards medium? a) Discuss how the personal and psychological factors might have influence the consumer’s choice in services they provide. b) How might cultural factors affect their choices? c) How does or could MTC take these factors into account in redesigning its service?