MNG2602 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2026 Due 7 April 2026

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA

Department of Business Management




MNG2602
Contemporary Management Issues


Semester 1, 2026 — Assignment 01
Based on the PanAfric Foods CEO Annual Report Statement, 2025




Due Date: 7 April 2026

Module: MNG2602 — Contemporary Management Issues

Assignment: 01

Sections: A (41 marks) + B (4 marks) = 45 marks

Lecturer: Ms L Cronje


Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for MNG2602, UNISA, 2026.




Department of Business Management | UNISA | 2026

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Contents


Table of Contents 2


1 Section A: Annual Report (41 Marks) 3


2 Question 1: Level of the Manager 3

2.1 1.1 Identifying the Level of Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3


3 Question 2: Brand Portfolio and Strategy Analysis 4

3.1 2.1 Low-Cost Strategy: QuickBite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3.2 2.2 Business-Level Strategy: Saffron & Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3.3 2.3 Strengths and Weaknesses of PanAfric Foods’s Four Brands . . . . . . . . . . 5


4 Question 3: SWOT — Opportunities and Threats 7

4.1 3.1 Two Opportunities for PanAfric Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4.2 3.2 Two Threats to PanAfric Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7


5 Question 4: The Four Managerial Tasks 9


6 Question 5: Approach to Social Responsibility 11

6.1 5.1 Identifying the Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11


7 Question 6: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13


8 Question 7: Managing Diversity 14

8.1 7.1 Approach to Managing Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

8.2 7.2 Supporting Quotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14


9 Section B: Reflection on Learning Experience 16




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Reference List 17




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