DP IB Business Management: SL Exam Questions By Topic

The Nature of Business, The Four Business Sectors, Entrepreneurship, Starting up a Business

Private & Public Sector Businesses, Types of For-profit (Commercial) Businesses, Types of For-profit Social Enterprises, Types of Non-profit Social Enterprises

Aims, Objectives, Strategies & Tactics, Common Business Objectives, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Internal & External Stakeholders, Stakeholder Conflicts

Economies & Diseconomies of Scale, To Grow or not to Grow?, Types of Business Growth

Multinational Companies (MNCs)

Human Resource Planning, Recent Trends in Workplace Change, Resistance to Change & Change Management

Organisational Design, Types of Organisational Charts, Adaptive Organisational Structures

Types of Leadership Styles

Motivational Theories, Financial & Non-financial Rewards, Types of Training

Formal & Informal Communication

Role of Finance for Businesses

Internal Sources of Finance, External Sources of Finance, The Best Choice of Finance

Types of Costs, Sales Revenue

Statement of Profit or Loss, Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet)

Profitability Ratios, Liquidity Ratios

Cash Flow & Working Capital, Cash Flow Forecasts, Strategies to Improve Cash Flow

Simple Payback Period, Average Rate of Return (ARR)

Marketing & Markets

The Role of Marketing Planning, Unique Selling Points & Differentiation

Types of Market Research, Sampling Methods

The Marketing Mix: Product, Product Portfolio Analysis, Product Branding, The Marketing Mix: Price, The Marketing Mix: Promotion, The Marketing Mix: Place, The Marketing Mix: People, The Marketing Mix: Processes, The Marketing Mix: Physical Evidence

The Purpose of Operations Management

Types of Production Methods

Choosing a Production Location, Reorganising Production

Break-even Analysis, Changes to & Limitations of Break-even