...Unique number 888608 WERKOPDRAGSKRYFBLOK - ASSIGNMENT WRITING PAD Tik -- Type Dosent se Kommentaar Tutorial Comments ETH305V – Assignment 2 Question 1: Theoretical background i) Prejudice Prejudice is a pre-held negative opinion, perception, or judgment a person holds or expresses against something or someone, without justification or analyzing facts. For example, when one meets a Muslim person, or sees someone dressed as a Muslim on a flight, one automatically perceives him/her to be a terrorist, and is suspicious or unreasonably “sure” that the Muslim person intends blowing up the plane. The negative perception was based purely on perception of the Muslim person‟s religious belief, and not by knowing the person personally etc., thus stereotyping deals with ill-informed description of people whilst prejudice is based on unjustifiable feelings towards someone. Social conflicts can be generated by racism, prejudice, and stereotyping; therefore efforts need to be made to reduce racist tendencies and prejudice in order to correct stereotyping. Ways of achieving this include more awareness education, and contact between the stereotyped and those who form stereotypes, as well as the accurate portrayal of individuals and groups in literature. ii) Stereotypes Stereotyping takes place when we conjure mental categories where one deposits people, items or events into conceptually specified groups. Stereotypes are formed as a result of the overload of experiences we have, and...
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...Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership MBL 1- 2010 MODULE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT MODULE CODE MBL 915 P ASSIGNMENT NUMBER TWO STUDENT NUMBER 43095984 STUDENT NAME MELAKU KEBEDE NADIE JULY, 2010 NAZARETH Table of Content Executive Summary ………………………… 1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………… 2. Situation Analysis 2.1. Macro Environment Analysis 2.2. South African Sports footwear /casual Industry Competitive Analysis ………… 2.2.1. Industry Analysis 2.2.1.1 Market Size 2.2.1.2. Market Growth 2.2.2. Industry Competitive Analysis 2.2.2.1. Competitive Forces Analysis …………………………… 2.2.2.2. Driving forces Analysis ……………………………… 2.2.3. Market Position 2.2.4. Industry Key Success Factors 2.3. New Balance South Africa company analysis 2.3.1. Performance Evaluation… 2.3.2. Resource Strength and Weakness. 2.4. Market Opportunities and Threats 3. SWOT analysis...
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