International Baccalaureate IB Diploma Programme Business
Syllabus DP Business Management · First assessments 2024 · sourced from International Baccalaureate Organization, Business management guide (Diploma Programme), first assessment 2024, verified 2026-09-17.
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1. Unit 1: Introduction to business management
- 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)
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2. Unit 2: Human resource management
- 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) culture (HL only)
- 2.6 Communication
- 2.7 Industrial/employee relations (HL only)
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3. Unit 3: Finance and accounts
- 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 analysis (HL only)
- 3.7 Cash flow
- 3.8 Investment appraisal
- 3.9 Budgets (HL only)
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4. Unit 4: Marketing
- 4.1 Introduction to marketing
- 4.2 Marketing planning
- 4.3 Sales forecasting (HL only)
- 4.4 Market research
- 4.5 The seven Ps of the marketing mix
- 4.6 International marketing (HL only)
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5. Unit 5: Operations management
- 5.1 Introduction to operations management
- 5.2 Operations methods
- 5.3 Lean production and quality management (HL only)
- 5.4 Location
- 5.5 Break-even analysis
- 5.6 Production planning (HL only)
- 5.7 Crisis management and contingency planning (HL only)
- 5.8 Research and development (HL only)
- 5.9 Management information systems (HL only)