Current syllabus · first assessment 2024

IB · Business Management · HL

IB Business Management HL

Study IB Business Management HL through theories, tools, concepts and real organisations.

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Subject overview

IB Business Management HL at a glance

Follow the live knowledge tree across business functions, concepts and learning objectives.

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syllabus units
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study tools

What you study in IB Business Management HL

Apply business tools and theories to organisations, contexts and evidence.

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Explore the IB Business Management HL syllabus

Follow the live knowledge tree across business functions, concepts and learning objectives.

IB Business Management HL exam skills

Practise the command terms, data handling and extended reasoning used across IB assessment.

  • Follow command termsMatch the depth and structure of the response to the exact instruction.
  • Use data as evidenceRead units and uncertainty, identify patterns and support conclusions with values.
  • Build mark-efficient explanationsLink cause, evidence and subject vocabulary without repeating the prompt.

SourceCurrent IB subject guide and assessment objectives.

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IB Business Management HL assessment

The HL course combines written examinations with a business research project.

Paper / componentQuestionsTime% of grade
Paper 1See the current paper specification30 marksPre-released statement and unseen case study.1 hour 30 minutes25%
Paper 2See the current paper specification50 marksUnseen stimulus material with a quantitative focus.1 hour 45 minutes30%
Paper 3See the current paper specification25 marksUnseen stimulus material about a social enterprise.1 hour 15 minutes25%
Business research projectSee the current paper specification25 marksReal business issue or problem using a conceptual lens; max 1,800 words.20 hours20%

You produce a business research project about a real issue or problem facing a particular organisation using a conceptual lens.

HL uses three external papers. Paper 3 focuses on unseen stimulus material about a social enterprise.

Paper 1 contributes 25%, Paper 2 contributes 30%, Paper 3 contributes 25%, and the research project contributes 20%.

Use the HL syllabus tree to connect business functions, strategy, quantitative tools and case-study decisions to the relevant resources.