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  • May the 4th Be With You

    Case Study - Lego... from the brink of bankruptcy to the world's largest toy makerBack in 1999, Lego was on the brink of bankruptcy due to low...

  • May 2024 Updates & Notices

    May 2024 Updates and NoticesDear InThinking subscribersWelcome to the May 2024 Updates and Notices!In early April, we welcomed our 26,000th...

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  • 8 May 2024
    Paul Hoang
    IA
    Dear JerryIt is pragmatic to focus on a single business entity for the IA. Whilst the IA allows students to examine M&As or issues that affect an industry, focusing on one business organization is more manageable, as you point out.With...
  • 8 May 2024
    Jerry Powers
    IA
    Hi Paul,Should I advise my student to avoid a research question, and an IA that involves two businesses? He would like to look at how a business was not successful in their market penetration strategy involving a joint venture with another...
  • Dear KentishIn the same way that IB mark schemes do not show how candidates can/should evaluate their arguments, this mark scheme does not show the limitations of the stimulus material; this is a judgement call based on the analysis and evaluation...
  • 8 May 2024
    Paul Hoang
    05 - The Female Company
    Dear KenI am not sure where the "one-sided answer" comes from? The question is about the marketing mix, so "balance" comes from aspects of the marketing mix for The Female Company (rather than only focusing on one of the Ps, for example).If...