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IB Business Management HL
Questionbank

The IB Business Management HL (Higher Level) Questionbank is a great source of practice questions, coming from the entire syllabus! Each question comes with a clear markscheme and solution video, with an experienced IB teacher going through the question step-by-step. The questions are organized by topic and arranged by difficulty, making it the perfect resource for studying a particular concept.

Unit 1

Introduction to Business Management

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All Questions in Unit 1 Introduction to Business Management


1.1 - What is a Business?

The Nature of Business, Sectors of the Economy, Entrepreneurship, Challenges & Opportunities for Starting Up a Business


1.2 - Types of Business Entities

Sole Traders, Partnerships, Privately & Publicly Held Companies, Private & Public Sector Companies, Cooperatives, NGOs


1.3 - Business Objectives

Vision & Mission Statement , Business Objectives, Strategic & Tactical Objectives, Corporate Social Responsibility


1.4 - Stakeholders

Internal & External Stakeholders, Conflicts Between Stakeholders


1.5 - Growth and Evolution

Economies & Diseconomies of Scale, Mergers & Acquisitions, Takeovers, Joint Ventures, Strategic Alliances, Franchising


1.6 - Multinational Companies (MNCs)

Multinational Companies


Unit 2

Human Resource Management

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All Questions in Unit 2 Human Resource Management


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2.1 - Introduction to Human Resource Management

Role of Human Resource Management, Internal & External Factors Impacting HRM, Resistance to Change, HRM Strategies


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2.2 - Organizational Structure

Types of Organizational Structures, Types of Organization Charts, Charles Handy’s “Shamrock Organization”


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2.3 - Leadership and Management

Scientific & Intuitive Thinking/Management, Leadership & Management, Leadership Styles


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2.4 - Motivation and Demotivation

Motivational Theories, Financial & Non-Financial Rewards, Training & Appraisal, Labour Turnover, Methods of Recruitment


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2.5 - Organizational Culture

Types of Organizational Culture, Cultural Clashes in Organizations


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2.6 - Communication

Formal & Informal Methods of Communication, Barriers to Communication


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2.7 - Industrial/Employee Relation

Sources of Conflict in the Workplace, Approaches to Conflict in the Workplace, Approaches to Conflict Resolution


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Unit 3

Finance and Accounts

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All Questions in Unit 3 Finance and Accounts


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3.1 - Introduction to Finance

Role of Finance, Capital Expenditure, Revenue Expenditure


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3.2 - Sources of Finance

Internal & External Sources of Finance, Short & Long Term Sources of Finance


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3.3 - Costs and Revenues

Types of Costs, Total Revenue & Revenue Streams


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3.4 - Final Accounts

Final Accounts, Types of Intangible Assets, Depreciation, Straight Line Method, Units of Production Method


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3.5 - Profitability and Liquidity Ratio Analysis

Profitability ratios, Liquidity Ratios


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3.6 - Efficiency Ratio Analysis

Efficiency Ratio, Stock Turnover, Debtor Days, Creditor Days, Gearing Ratio, Insolvency versus Bankruptcy


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3.7 - Cash Flow

Cash Flow, Investment, Profit, Working Capital, Liquidity Position


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3.8 - Investment Appraisal

Investment Appraisal, Payback Period, Average Rate of Return, Net Present Value


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3.9 - Budgets

Budgets, Variances, Cost & Profit Centres, Constructing a Budget


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Unit 4

Marketing

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All Questions in Unit 4 Marketing


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4.1 - Introduction to Marketing

Market-Orientation, Product Orientation, Market Share, Market Growth, Market Leadership


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4.2 - Marketing Planning

Segmentation, Targeting, Positioning, Niche & Mass Market, Unique Selling Point


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4.3 - Sales Forecasting

Benefits & Limitations of Sales Forecasting


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4.4 - Market Research

Primary and Secondary Market Research, Qualitative and Quantitative Research, Sampling


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4.5 - The Seven P's of The Marketing Mix

Product, Price, Promotion, Place, People, Processes, Physical Evidences, Marketing Mix, Branding


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4.6 - International Marketing

International Marketing


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Unit 5

Operations Management

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All Questions in Unit 5 Operations Management


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5.1 - Introduction to Operations Management

Role of Operations Management


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5.2 - Operations Methods

Job Production, Batch Production, Mass/Flow production, Mass Customization


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5.3 - Lean Production and Quality Management

Lean Production, Cradle to Cradle Design & Manufacturing, Quality Control & Quality Assurance, Managing Quality


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5.4 - Location

Outsourcing/Subcontracting, Offshoring, Insourcing, Reshoring


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5.5 - Break-Even Analysis

Break-Even Analysis/Chart, Total Contribution Versus Contribution Per Unit


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5.6 - Production Planning

Just-In-Time/Case, Stock Control Charts, Capacity Utilization, Defect & Labour Productivity Rate, Cost-To-Buy/Make


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5.7 - Crisis Management and Contingency Planning

Crisis Management, Contingency Planning


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5.8 - Research and Development

Research & Development, Intellectual Property Protection, Incremental & Disruptive Innovation


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5.9 - Management Information Systems

Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, Artificial Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Taylorism


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Toolkit

Business Management Toolkit

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All Questions in Toolkit Business Management Toolkit


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BMT 1 - SWOT Analysis

SWOT Analysis


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BMT 2 - Ansoff Matrix

Ansoff Matrix


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BMT 3 - STEEPLE Analysis

STEEPLE Analysis


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BMT 4 - Boston Consultancy Group Matrix

Boston Consultancy Group Matrix


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BMT 5 - Business Plan

Business Plan


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BMT 6 - Decision Trees

Decision Trees


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BMT 7 - Descriptive Statistics

Descriptive Statistics


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BMT 8 - Circular Business Models

Circular Business Models


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BMT 9 - Gantt Charts

Gantt Charts


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BMT 10 - Porter's Generic Strategies

Porter's Generic Strategies


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BMT 11 - Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions

Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions


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BMT 12 - Force Field Analysis

Force Field Analysis


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BMT 14 - Critical Path Analysis

Critical Path Analysis


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BMT 13 - Contribution

Contribution


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BMT 15 - Simple Linear Regression

Simple Linear Regression


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