IB Business and Management IA example: To what extent did the merger and acquisition of GO-JEK and Tokopedia impact the company’s profitability?

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Business and Management-HL

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May 2024

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Criterion A

4/5

The student has successfully identified the key concept of change and clearly indicated it on the title page. The research question focuses on a backwards-looking issue, specifically analyzing the effects of the merger of GO-JEK and Tokopedia on profitability. The student has based the work around a single business resulting from the merger and has chosen a real business issue that is highly connected to the business and management syllabus. Although the student could provide more background information about the chosen organization, they have provided a clear outline of the issue under investigation and a clear explanation of the methodology used. Additionally, the student has effectively described and analyzed the connection between the key concept and the organization throughout the entire Internal Assessment.

Criterion B

3/4

The student includes five supporting documents in the work, which fulfills the requirement of including three to five supporting documents. The supporting documents are contemporary, published within the last three years, and are relevant and sufficiently in-depth, providing a range of ideas and views regarding the topic. Each document is clearly labeled in a uniform pattern. Additionally, the student has highlighted the most relevant aspects of each supporting material using yellow color. However, the student has not provided an assessment of the validity and reliability of the supporting documents, which could have been included in the methodology to enhance the overall quality of the work.