Group 3 · Individuals & Societies · 2025 syllabus
IB Business Management
5
Units
37
Topics
150h
SL hours
240h
HL hours
Introduction to business management
20h SL · 20h HL- 1.1
What is a business?
- 1.2
Types of business entities
- 1.3
Business objectives
- 1.4
Stakeholders
- 1.5
Growth and evolution
- 1.6
Multinational companies (MNCs)
Human resource management
20h SL · 35h HL- 2.1
Introduction to human resource management
- 2.2
Organizational structure
- 2.3
Leadership and management
- 2.4
Motivation and demotivation
- 2.5
Organizational (corporate) cultureHL
- 2.6
Communication
- 2.7
Industrial/employee relationsHL
Finance and accounts
30h SL · 45h HL- 3.1
Introduction to finance
- 3.2
Sources of finance
- 3.3
Costs and revenues
- 3.4
Final accounts
- 3.5
Profitability and liquidity ratio analysis
- 3.6
Efficiency ratio analysisHL
- 3.7
Cash flow
- 3.8
Investment appraisal
- 3.9
BudgetsHL
Marketing
30h SL · 35h HL- 4.1
Introduction to marketing
- 4.2
Marketing planning
- 4.3
Sales forecastingHL
- 4.4
Market research
- 4.5
The seven Ps of the marketing mix
- 4.6
International marketingHL
Operations management
15h SL · 45h HL- 5.1
Introduction to operations management
- 5.2
Operations methods
- 5.3
Lean production and quality managementHL
- 5.4
Location
- 5.5
Break-even analysis
- 5.6
Production planningHL
- 5.7
Crisis management and contingency planningHL
- 5.8
Research and developmentHL
- 5.9
Management information systemsHL
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