IB Business and Management Syllabus
HL onlyData analytics (HL)
Database (HL)
Cybersecurity and cybercrime (HL)
Critical infrastructures, including artificial neural networks, data centres, and cloud computing (HL)
Virtual reality (HL)
The internet of things (HL)
Artificial intelligence (HL)
Big data (HL)
Customer loyalty programmes (HL)
The use of data to manage and monitor employees; Digital Taylorism (HL)
The use of data mining to inform decision-making (HL)
The benefits, risks and ethical implications of advanced computer technologies (HL)
(collectively referred to here as “management information systems”) and technological innovation on business decision-making and stakeholders (HL)
How high standards in operations management could make a business more sustainable. (HL)
Why outsourcing could result in lower quality. (HL)
Why research and development (R&D) could enhance creativity in a business. (HL)
How technology may improve business productivity. (HL)
How digital technology enables new business models to flourish. (HL)
How circular business models can lead to greater resource efficiency. (HL)
IB exam-style questions, with mark schemes and explanations, for all papers.
Detailed notes written by examiners, strictly aligned with the syllabus.
Active recall practice for key concepts and definitions.
5.8 Research and development (HL only)