PBA4803

OCT/NOV 2022 PORTFOLIO EXAMINATION

POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA in BUSINESS

ADMINISTRATION
PBA4803
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EXAMINATION PAPER OCT/NOV 2022 100 MARKS

EXAMINERS:
FIRST EXAMINER: PROF S MONYAMANE
SECOND EXAMINER: DR L ANNANDALE
EXTERNAL EXAMINER: PROF A NICOLAIDES

THIS IS A NON-VENUE BASED INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIO EXAM

The paper consists of 7 pages

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE
1. Please note that the SBL maintains a zero-tolerance stance on plagiarism.
Plagiarism carries a severe penalty and disciplinary action. Please refer to the
following policy:

https://www.unisa.ac.za/static/corporate_web/Content/Colleges/CGS/documents/co
pyrightinfringement_and_plagiarism_policy_16nov05.pdf

2. This is an individual exam and you may not compile or submit the portfolio as a
group.
3. The portfolio must have a Cover Page (provided). Please ensure that the module code,
your registered name and student number appears on the cover page.
4. The portfolio must have the signed Honesty Declaration Form (provided). Please ensure
that you read, understand and sign the form and include in the portfolio submission
document.
5. The portfolio must have a Table of Contents. Please ensure that you insert the correct
page numbers in the table of contents.
6. Please submit your portfolio before the submission deadline 31 OCTOBER 2022 at
10:00am.
7. No late submissions will be accepted, and any late submissions will be awarded a zero
mark.
8. Candidates must ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.
9. Please number your answers correctly.
10. Answer each section/question of the portfolio exam on a new page (indicating the
section/question and the module code on the page).
11. Submit your entire portfolio as a single document. Do not submit multiple
documents. Only the first document will be downloaded and assessed by the marker.
12. The portfolio exam document must be in PDF format only and the following naming
convention of the final edited file must be used when submitting the document on Moodle:
PBA4803 PORTFOLIO EXAM_2022_STUDENT SURNAME AND INITIALS_STUDENT
NUMBER
13. Please note that the onus rests on you to ensure that your portfolio posted onto Moodle is
the final and correct version. No amendments to submissions will be accepted after the
deadline.
14. It is your responsibility to ensure that the portfolio document is not password protect and
the file submitted is not corrupted. If the marker is unable to access or open the
submission document, you will be awarded a zero mark for the examination.

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15. You are required to carefully examine the requirements of the questions and make sure
all elements in the questions are addressed. This does not call for a regurgitation of facts
but a critical usage and application of those facts towards a logical conclusion. Your
answers to questions will be assessed in terms of the level of communication displayed,
the insights and inferences drawn, and your ability to show the implications of the factors
that you have assessed and discussed. An answer that merely gives a bullet list of points,
without showing insight into the reasons and results, will not earn good marks.
16. You score marks for the quality of your answers (logical, cohesive and referenced
arguments), not for filling the pages with words.
17. This portfolio exam assignment should be a maximum of 12 pages with 1.5 spacing of 11
Arial font size and must be properly referenced.
18. Use the Harvard Referencing style to document sources used in the portfolio.

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Graduate School of Business Leadership

PBA4803 Exam Honesty Declaration Form
▪ This declaration form must be read on the date the examination paper is received and personally completed in the
candidate’s own handwriting in black ink.
▪ The completed form must be submitted in PDF format as part of the portfolio submission and inserted after the cover page
and before the Table of Contents in the document.
▪ This form declares that the candidate commits to the University’s assessment policies and procedures applicable to this
examination.
▪ Any candidate who fails to submit the hand-signed form with the portfolio will be deemed to not agree with the University’s
assessment policies and as such will not be allowed to participate in the examination and will be awarded a zero mark.

CANDIDATE SURNAME

CANDIDATE FULL NAMES

STUDENT NUMBER

MODULE CODE

CONTACT DETAILS
DECLARATION

▪ I declare that all the details provided by me on this form are true and correct.
▪ I am aware that the examination submission deadline is 31 October 2022 before 10:00, after which the Moodle platform
will not accept any late submissions.
▪ I will comply with all the rules, regulations and policies of the University pertaining to this assessment.
▪ I agree that it is my responsibility to ensure that I will have internet access to enable me to access Moodle and submit my
portfolio.
▪ I agree that it is my responsibility to personally download and/or print and/or access the question paper provided to me via
the Moodle and to upload my completed portfolio to the Moodle and that any late submission will not be marked and
graded at 0%.
▪ I am aware that my completed portfolio must only be submitted via the Moodle and not to be submitted via email to the
lecturer, programme administrator and programme manager.
▪ I am aware that the assessment will be conducted in medium of English only.
▪ By completing and submitting the PBA4803 portfolio exam, I declare that:
• I have read and understood the Unisa’s Students’ Disciplinary Code;
• I know what plagiarism is, that plagiarism is wrong and that disciplinary steps can be taken against me if I am found
guilty of plagiarism;
• The written portfolio submission as required for the PBA4803 Examination is my own work and I have neither
received nor aided any person whatsoever in completing this examination;
• I have independently and individually completed the examination without copying work from any other person/s;
• I have not allowed any other person/s to copy my work during the examination;
• I will report and provide details of any third party or person not associated with this examination, who approaches or
solicits me in any way whatsoever, regarding this examination, to the University;
• I know that if I am found to be in violation of this declaration, I will receive 0% for this examination and that Unisa
may investigate further and institute disciplinary action against me.

CANDIDATE
SIGNATURE
DATE

WITNESS

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COVER PAGE

PBA4803

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PORTFOLIO EXAM OCT/NOV 2022

STUDENT NAME:

STUDENT NUMBER:

QUESTION MAX MARK MARK %

1 25

2 25

3 25

4 25

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QUESTION 1 [25 Marks]

Please read the case study below and answer the questions that follow:

17 Feb 2021, Johannesburg — Air pollution in South Africa has reached dangerously
unhealthy levels. Twice in the last week residents across several communities in
Johannesburg and Pretoria were exposed to high levels of Sulphur dioxide (SO2)
pollution. In response, Greenpeace Africa Climate and Energy Campaigner Thandile
Chinyavanhu has said:

“What we experienced across in Johannesburg and Pretoria this weekend is only a

glimpse of the reality communities of Kriel and Secunda in Mpumalanga experience on a
daily basis. In the past year Minister Barbra Creecy has ensured that incidents such as
this will become more regular, through weakening the minimum emissions standards
(MES) and approving Sasol’s application for postponement from compliance with the
MES. The current air conditions are not only dangerous to children, the elderly, and those
with pre-existing conditions but also the thousands of South Africans battling COVID-19
infection. The lack of transparency and accountability are concerning; neither Eskom nor
Sasol have claimed responsibility for the emissions, in accordance with Section 30 of
NEMA. They remind us again that people are not their priority, and DEFF reminds us that
they are inept at regulating these entities.”

(www.greenpeace.org)

1.1 Discuss the economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic responsibilities you would
have to consider in managing a company such as Sasol. (15 marks)

1.2 Suggest reasons that you would provide to the Board as to why Corporate Social
Responsibility is important to incorporate into the strategic plan of the organization.

(10 marks)

QUESTION 2 [25 Marks]

What is a stakeholder and who can be considered as key stakeholders of an organisation

such as Sasol? Give examples and explain who the primary, secondary, social and non-
social stakeholders are. (25 marks)

QUESTION 3 [25 Marks]

Explain how you would use the stakeholder salience model proposed by Mitchell, Agle
and Wood (1997) to analyse and prioritise stakeholders in terms of their power, legitimacy
and urgency. (25 marks)

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QUESTION 4 [25 Marks]

The King IV report states: “The governing body should govern the ethics of the
organization in a way that supports the establishment of an ethical culture” (IoDSA,
2016:44).

4.1 What can be done to develop a stakeholder culture? (15 marks)

4.2 How would you describe stakeholder management capability (SMC)? (10 marks)
External Examiner: Prof A Nicolaides
TOTAL: 100 Marks

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