Introduction to the Pre Released Statement (DP IB Business Management): Revision Note

The 2026 Business Management Paper 1 pre-released statement

• This year's pre-released statement, issued in February 2025, introduces you to Abraca (ABC), a publicly-held concrete producer in Country Z

• You are advised to spend a maximum of five hours researching the issues presented and learning terminology

The case study

• The pre-release statement provides the first four paragraphs of the case study

  • The full case study will be provided on the day of the examination

• Some key points include:

  • Innovation and R&D (intrapreneurship)

    • ABC’s scientists accidentally discovering a new process to extract gold from e-waste highlights innovation within an existing large firm

    • This links to research and development and intrapreneurship, where new ideas emerge from employees rather than start-ups

  • Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability

    • The shift from burning e-waste (carbon-intensive) to a room-temperature process, and the reduction of landfill waste

    • This strongly suggests environmental responsibility, ethical objectives, and sustainability as part of business decision-making

  • Operations management and efficiency

    • References to increasing efficiencies in concrete production and running an e-waste processing factory

    • These point to operations efficiency, productivity, and possibly cost reduction through improved processes or technology

  • Growth strategies and diversification

    • Moving into e-waste processing and selling recovered gold represents diversification, particularly related diversification

    • ABC is expanding into a new but connected activity rather than relying only on concrete production

  • Market orientation and changing business objectives

    • ABC’s intention to become more market-orientated

    • This suggests a shift from focusing purely on production to responding more closely to market demand, customer needs, and new revenue streams (e.g., selling gold to jewellery makers)

Additional terminology

• The pre-release statement also includes a list of additional terminology not in the Business management subject guide

• You should familiarise yourself with this terminology before the examination

  • aggregates (as construction materials)

  • business-to-business (B2B)

  • carbon-intensive

  • circuit boards

  • clay

  • concrete

  • e-waste

  • landfill

  • limestone

  • plastic-shredding machinery

  • recycling

  • solar panels

  • toxic metals

• Definitions and context for each of these terms, as well as the subject-specific terminology found within the early paragraphs of the case study, are provided here

Save My Exams' practice case study

• We've developed a practice case study (opens in a new tab) for you to use in your preparation for the examination

• Our case study builds on the pre-release materials issued by your teacher or IB coordinator, and links to the practice questions you can find here (opens in a new tab)

Important note - our case study is not intended as an exam paper prediction. Any similarity to the examination case study is entirely coincidental.