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Resources for IB DP Business Management

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    Other online resources

    1.  Business Case Studies online (http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/)

    Business Case Studies is a great online resource for adding contexts to the IB Business Management syllabus. The website provides (mainly) free resources, including some lesson plans and SWOT analyses.

    2.  PanMore (http://panmore.com/)

    Panmore is an excellent source of business case studies and a fantastic and free resource which provides excellent case studies to supplement the content in the course. Many of the case studies include SWOT and/or PEST (STEEPLE) analyses, which could also be very useful for the Internal Assessment.

    3.  STEEPLE Analysis (https://pestleanalysis.com/)

    This is a brilliant resource for Unit 1.5 and for students looking for real-world examples of STEEPLE (PESTLE or PEST) analysis for their Internal Assessment. A free resource, PESTLEanalysis.com provides read-made secondary market research for the IA.

    4.  Harvard Business Review (https://hbr.org)

    Harvard Business Review is a useful resource for some great articles covering many tools, theories and techniques in the IB Business Management syllabus, including (indirectly) coverage of the CESC key concepts. For example, this video introduces how cultures across the world approach leadership and management. The Harvard Business Review can be a very useful resources for students writing their Extended Essay in Business Management.

    5.  Twitter (X)

    Stay up to date with developments on social media platforms such as Twitter. Follow these hashtags #IBBusinessManagement #IBBusMan #IBBM #IBBusiness #InThinking and/or the author on Twitter @paulhoang88 for regular updates.

    6.  Facebook teacher support group

    Join the 1,940+ members on the InThinking IB Business Management support group for teachers on Facebook. You do not need to be an InThinking subscriber to join this growing support group, to share questions, ideas and resources. Click this link to join the group and to see the recent posts from the global community of IB Business Management teachers.

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