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- Getting started
- Unit 1
- 1.1 Introduction to business management
- The role of businesses in combining resources to create goods & services
- Business functions & their roles
- Primary, secondary, tertiary & quaternary sectors
- The role of entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship
- Reasons for starting up a business
- Common steps in the process of starting up a business
- Problems that a new business may face
- The elements of a business plan
- 1.1 Multiple choice questions
- 1.1 Comprehension Questions
- 1.1 Introduction to business management - question bank
- Glossary: Introduction to business management
- 1.2 Types of organizations
- 1.3 Organizational objectives
- 1.4 Stakeholders
- 1.5 External environment
- 1.6 Growth and evolution
- Economies and diseconomies of scale
- The merits of small vs large organizations
- The difference between internal & external growth
- Methods of external growth
- Role & impact of globalization on growth & evolution of businesses
- Reasons for the growth of multinational companies
- The impact of MNCs on host countries
- MNCs Quiz
- Video documentary: McDonald's
- Video documentary: LEGO
- 1.6 Growth and evolution - Question bank
- Glossary: Growth and evolution
- 1.7 Organizational planning tools (HL only)
- 1.1 Introduction to business management
- Unit 2
- 2.1 Functions & evolution of HRM
- Human resource planning (workforce planning)
- Labour turnover
- Internal & external factors that influence HR planning
- Common steps in the recruitment process
- Types of training
- Types of appraisal
- Common steps in the processes of dismissal & redundancy
- Work patterns, practices & preferences
- Outsourcing, offshoring & re-shoring as HR strategies
- Innovation, ethics, culture & HR practices & strategies
- 2.1 Functions & evolution of HRM - Question bank
- Glossary
- 2.2 Organizational structure
- 2.3 Leadership and management
- 2.4 Motivation
- 2.5 Organizational culture (HL only)
- Organizational culture
- Elements of organizational culture
- Types of organizational culture
- The reasons for, and consequences of, cultural clashes
- How individuals influence organizational culture & how organizational culture influences individuals
- 2.5 Organizational culture - Question bank
- Glossary: Organizational culture
- Lesson idea - Expressing your culture in songs
- Lesson idea - German vs China Culture
- Lesson idea - Local Knowledge and Culture
- Lesson idea - Your School Culture
- 2.6 Industrial/employee relations (HL only)
- Employee & employer representatives
- Methods used by employees & employers
- Sources of conflict in the workplace
- Approaches to conflict resolution
- Reasons for resistance to change in the workplace
- HR strategies for reducing the impact of change & resistance to change
- Innovation, ethical & cultural differences - influence on relations in an organization
- 2.6 Industrial/employee relations - Question bank
- Glossary: Industrial/employee relations
- 2.1 Functions & evolution of HRM
- Unit 3
- Unit 4
- 4.1 The role of marketing
- Marketing & its relationship with other business functions
- Differences between marketing of goods & services
- Market orientation vs product orientation
- Commercial marketing & social marketing
- Characteristics of the market in which an organization operates
- Market share
- The importance of market share & market leadership
- Marketing objectives of for-profit & non-profit organizations
- Marketing strategies & changes in customer preferences
- How innovation, ethics & culture influence marketing
- 4.1 The role of marketing - question bank
- Glossary: The role of marketing
- 4.2 Marketing planning
- The elements of a marketing plan
- The role of marketing planning
- The 4Ps of the marketing mix
- Marketing mix for a particular product or business
- The effectiveness of a marketing mix & marketing objectives
- Target markets & market segments
- Difference between niche & mass market
- How organizations target and segment their market
- Product position map/perception map
- Unique selling point/proposition (USP)
- How organizations differentiate themselves
- 4.2 Marketing planning - Question bank
- Glossary: Marketing planning
- 4.3 Sales forecasting (HL only)
- 4.4 Market research
- Why & how organizations carry out market research
- Methods/techniques of primary market research
- Methods/techniques of secondary market research
- Ethical considerations of market research
- Qualitative & quantitative research
- Methods of sampling
- Results from data collection
- 4.4 Market research - question bank
- Glossary: Market research
- 4.5 The four Ps
- 4.6 The extended marketing mix (7 Ps) (HL)
- 4.7 International marketing (HL only)
- Methods of entry into international markets
- Opportunities & threats posed by entry into international markets
- Strategic & operational implications of international marketing
- The role of cultural differences in international marketing
- Implications of globalization on international marketing
- 4.7 International marketing (HL only) - Question bank
- Glossary: International Marketing (HL)
- 4.8 E-commerce
- 4.1 The role of marketing
- Unit 5
- 5.1 The role of operations management
- 5.2 Production methods
- 5.3 Lean production & quality management (HL)
- Features of lean production
- Methods of lean production
- Features of cradle to cradle design & manufacturing
- Features of quality control & quality assurance
- Methods of managing quality
- The impact of lean production & TQM
- The importance of national & international quality standards
- 5.3 Lean production & quality management (HL) - question bank
- Glossary: Lean Production and quality management
- 5.4 Location
- 5.5 Production planning (HL)
- 5.6 Research & development (HL)
- The importance of Research & Development
- The importance of developing products that address customers’ unmet needs
- Types of innovation
- The difference between adaptive creativity & innovative creativity
- Change, culture and ethical considerations (AO3)
- 5.6 Research & Development (HL) - question bank
- Glossary: Research & Development
- 5.7 Crisis management & contingency planning (HL)
- CUEGIS
- The IA
- HL IA
- HL IA Quiz
- Format of the HL IA
- Primary & secondary research sources
- Understanding the HL IA Assessment Criteria
- Tools, theories & techniques
- What makes a good HL IA question?
- Sample Titles - HL IA
- Research proposal presentations
- Exemplar HL Internal Assessment
- Roles and responsibilities of the teacher
- Academic integrity & the HL IA
- Advice on the word count (limit)
- HL IA - Student Checklist
- IA HL Poster
- SL IA
- SL IA Quiz
- SL IA - 20 Sample Titles
- FAQ about the SL IA
- Tools, theories & techniques for the IA
- Understanding the SL IA Assessment Criteria
- Exemplar SL Internal Assessment
- Roles and responsibilities of the teacher
- Academic Integrity & the SL IA
- Citation & Referencing - Getting it right
- SL IA Checklist
- IA SL Poster
- HL IA
- Exams
- Command Terms
- Glossary of key terms
- Flashcards - Revision
- Flashcards - Revision (Unit 1)
- Flashcards - Revision (Unit 2)
- Flashcards - Revision (Unit 3)
- Flashcards - Revision (Unit 4)
- Unit 4.1 Revision Flashcards
- Unit 4.2 Revision Flashcards
- Unit 4.3 Revision Flashcards
- Unit 4.4 Revision Flashcards
- Unit 4.5a Product Revision Flashcards
- Unit 4.5b Price Revision Flashcards
- Unit 4.5c Promotion Revision Flashcards
- Unit 4.5d Promotion Revision Flashcards
- Unit 4.6 Revision Flashcards (HL)
- Unit 4.7 Revision Flashcards (HL)
- Unit 4.8 E-commerce Flashcards
- Flashcards - Revision (Unit 5)
- Formulae Quiz
- Paper 1 Pre-release case study
- Paper 2 Exam Practice Questions
- Exam papers - Topic tracker
- Essay frameworks for P1 & P2
- Exam & Study tips (resources)
- Revision & Exams - Top tips
- Tips from an alumnus - Getting a Level 7 in BM
- The Core
- CAS & BM
- The EE
- The BM Extended Essay
- EE Planning form
- Managing the EE process
- Top 10 tips for the BM EE
- 30 ‘A’ Grade BM EE Titles
- Tools, techniques & theories for the EE
- Understanding the assessment criteria
- Reflections and engagement in the EE
- Top 10 Tips for completing the RPPF
- Academic Integrity & the EE
- Citation and Referencing
- Extended Essay posters
- TOK & BM
- Misc
- Resources
- Introduction to the BM course
- How well do you know the BM course?
- InThinking Question Bank
- Glossary of key terms - index
- Revision - Key terms
- Glossary of IB terms
- Entrepreneurs & Leaders Quiz
- Approaches to Teaching & Learning
- Professional reading & resources for IB teachers
- Tolerance & the IB Student
- Distance Learning
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