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)

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

2.6 Communication

2.7 Industrial/employee relations

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

3.7 Cash flow

3.8 Investment appraisal

Unit 4 Marketing

4.1 Introduction to marketing

4.2 Marketing planning

4.3 Sales forecasting

4.4 Market research

4.5 The seven Ps of the marketing mix

4.6 International marketing

Unit 5 Operations management

5.1 Introduction to operations management

5.2 Operations methods

5.3 Lean production and quality management

5.4 Location

5.5 Break-even analysis

5.6 Production planning

5.7 Crisis management and contingency planning

5.8 Research and development

5.9 Management information systems

Unit 6 Business management toolkit

6.1 Business management tools

6.1.1—SWOT analysis

6.1.2—Ansoff matrix

6.1.3—STEEPLE analysis

6.1.4—Boston Consulting Group matrix

6.1.5—Business plan

6.1.6—Decision trees

6.1.7—Descriptive statistics

6.1.8—Circular business models

6.1.9 (HL)—Force field analysis

6.1.10 (HL)—Gantt chart

6.1.11 (HL)—Hofstede's cultural dimensions

6.1.12 (HL)—Porter's generic strategies

6.1.13 (HL)—Contribution

6.1.14 (HL)—Critical path analysis

6.1.15 (HL)—Simple linear regression

IB Business Management HL 6.1.12 (HL)—Porter's generic strategies Question Bank

• HL tool for analysing broad competitive strategies

• Suggested integration: Units 1 and 4

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