Business Management
MANAGEMENT COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA(MANCOSA)ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET | SURNAME | Ndlovu | FIRST NAME(S) | Lungiswa Precious | STUDENT NUMBER | 500146 | MODULE NAME | Business Management 1B | ASSIGNMENT NUMBER | 01 | TUTOR’S NAME | Ashay Nathoo | EXAMINATION VENUE | Durban | DATE SUBMITTED | | SUBMISSION (√) | 1st SUBMISSION | √ | 2nd SUBMISSION | | POSTAL ADDRESS | C790 Amatikulu Road | | Kwa-Mashu | | 4360 | EMAIL | NdlovuLP@eskom.co.za | CONTACT NUMBERS | Work: 031 279 6424 | | Home: 031 503 0374 | | Cell: 072 695 2205 | COURSE INTAKE | January 2012 | DECLARATION:I hereby declare that the assignment submitted is an original piece of work produced by myself. | SIGNATURE: LP Ndlovu | DATE: |
Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Analysis of Macro Environment 1
1.1.1 Economic Environment 1
1.1.2 Political Environment: 2
1.1.3 Technological Environment: 2
1.1.4 Socio-Cultural Environment: 3
1.1.5 Ecological Environment: 3
1.1.6 Legal Environment 4
1.2 Porter’s Five Forces Model. 5
1.2.1 Competitive Rivalry 5
1.2.2 Threat of New Entrants 5
1.2.3 Bargaining Power of Customers 5
1.2.4 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 6
1.2.5 Threat of Substitute Products 6
1.3 “Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid Theory” 6
2 The planning function of managers 7
3 Management Functions 11
3.1 Differences among the three levels of management 11
3.2 Allocation of Managerial levels to Function 12
INTRODUCTION
1. South African Police Services
1.1 Problems in the SAPS
The SAPS is faced with unfit and overweight officers, this is due to officers not keeping fit after they have been appointed. The main cause for the officers not maintaining their fitness is that there is no policy that binds them to stay fit throughout their employment in the police service. Even though there are gym facilities provided, staff can only make use of this facility after hours and it seems some officers would much rather go home than spend an few minutes in the gym, which would help
Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Analysis of Macro Environment 1
1.1.1 Economic Environment 1
1.1.2 Political Environment: 2
1.1.3 Technological Environment: 2
1.1.4 Socio-Cultural Environment: 3
1.1.5 Ecological Environment: 3
1.1.6 Legal Environment 4
1.2 Porter’s Five Forces Model. 5
1.2.1 Competitive Rivalry 5
1.2.2 Threat of New Entrants 5
1.2.3 Bargaining Power of Customers 5
1.2.4 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 6
1.2.5 Threat of Substitute Products 6
1.3 “Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid Theory” 6
2 The planning function of managers 7
3 Management Functions 11
3.1 Differences among the three levels of management 11
3.2 Allocation of Managerial levels to Function 12
INTRODUCTION
1. South African Police Services
1.1 Problems in the SAPS
The SAPS is faced with unfit and overweight officers, this is due to officers not keeping fit after they have been appointed. The main cause for the officers not maintaining their fitness is that there is no policy that binds them to stay fit throughout their employment in the police service. Even though there are gym facilities provided, staff can only make use of this facility after hours and it seems some officers would much rather go home than spend an few minutes in the gym, which would help