CHOOSE ONE ANSWER

1. Why would you say it's important for managers to study General Management ?

A. It enables managers to implement the business functions inter-dependently in the business. B. It provides managers with an overview of the business environments and how factors in the business environments can infuence the functioning of the business. C. It enhances managers' knowledge and skills of the managerial functions/tasks.

D. It enables managers to identify strategic solutions to managerial issues.

2. Which system component would relate to the fundamental role Sibanye-Stillwater is playing in addressing the global warming crisis and the company's commitment to transition to carbon neutrality by 2040, in support of the Paris Climate Agreement and the SDGs (https://www.sibanyestillwater.com/sustainability/environment/).

A. Output B. Transformation C. Input D. Feedback

3. According to Hellriegel et al. (2017:6-7 |2023:26-27), all organisations are systems. Visit the website of Sibanye Stillwater (https://www.sibanyestillwater.com/) and determine which of their activities relate to INPUTS:

A. The commercial applications of the Lithium Sibanye is mining (https://www.sibanyestillwater.com/about-us/about-lithium/)

B. Sibanye's 'digital first' approach, which takes their digital transformation journey to the next level (https://www.sibanyestillwater.com/business/innovation-technology/) C. The daily gold price that determine Sibanye's value (https://www.sibanyestillwater.com/) D. Burnstone Gold mine located in South Rand Goldfield of the Witwatersrand Basin next to the town of Balfour in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa (https://www.sibanyestillwater.com/sustainability/heritage/sa-gold-sites/).

4. Which system component would relate to the fundamental role Sibanye-Stillwater is playing in addressing the global warming crisis and the company's commitment to transition to carbon neutrality by 2040, in support of the Paris Climate Agreement and the SDGs (https://www.sibanyestillwater.com/sustainability/environment/).

A. Output B. Transformation C. Input D. Feedback

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