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Hi everyone! Today there are 14 days until the Business exam and I do not feel very prepared. I am trying to study some Business but I find it very difficult. Currently, I am just reading through my Oxford revision guide but just reading pros and cons of the concepts is really not working... I find myself super bored and just ending the study session after 30 min. Do you have any tips on how to revise Business? PS. I am doing past papers already but it's really hard when you're not 100% sure about the concepts. Thanks!
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Hi Everyone, Recently I have had trouble finding a good Extended Essay question. I'm very interested in the subject, but I have been looking at examples and most of them are formatted in a way similar to: "Should company x do Y or Z". After working on my Business IA with this type of question, I am very tired of it. Does anyone have any suggestions for good topics I could thoroughly develop without it being based on a specific company's decision making?
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Hey guys, Exams are one month away, and I was just wondering, for diagrams do we draw these in pencil or pen? My teacher hasn't really told us specifically how we should draw them.. I was just thinking that if it was in pencil, how would the examiner be able to see it since it gets scanned and the writing lines on the paper are thick.. Thanks
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Would emailing chief admin. be primary data because primary data is first hand data right ???
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Heyy I'm a BM HL student and currently got assigned to do a concept essay on Amazon's culture. However, my teacher would not give us good exemplars to know how the essay is supposed to be written out... So is it possible if any of you are willing to show or found an example that can benefit future BM essay? Thanks a lot!
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Hi guys so i have to write my IA in economics in micro about market failure, and im lost idk what to write and how to start i found an article about sugar tax but idk how to start writing my ia HELPPP!!! i have to hand it in a few weeks, so if someone can help me i would be happy
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People do you have any Paper 1 Revision packets for the Utopia Case study? If you do please PM me, I will send you my notes :-) (trade on equal terms)
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Hello, Previous sessions, as I have heard we had to put cover pages for each IA or commenatries, inclduing our name, candidate code, school code, and etc However, I have heard that from MAY 2017 session, putting personal details on the IAs are no more allowed. Therefore, do we only fill in the 3/CSE form and do not include any cover pages on the IAs as people used to do before? Thanks
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Can someone suggest a few businesses for CUEGIS???
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Anyone have any notes useful for the Utopia case study ? Thank you
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Hi there. I take BM HL and I have my mock exam next week. I didn't think I had anything to worry about CUEGIS because I had pretty extensive notes, which I had prepared from a YouTube video by HKExcel, but I lent that notebook to a friend, who has misplaced it. That video has been taken down too, so I'm freaking out because this is not the time to set about making notes. I should be solving papers, but without those notes, I feel diffident about tackling papers. I feel I need to refresh my concepts, since I haven't been as regular in revising as I should've been. Please suggest me tips and resources for studying CUEGIS. Thank you in advance.
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We were supposed to have gotten into contact with our businesses already, but I'm a bit behind. My person within the business I know personally, however I don't have a way to get into contact with them outside of work and it's been making me hesitant to use their work email address. Should I just go for it and explain why I am contacting them like this in the email? This is probably a silly question, but suggestions would be much appreciated
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Can anyone please help me with this For my Extended Essay, I plan to do research on the business/economic aspect of football. As football is becoming more of a business in the modern day, and many decisions are business motivated it is what i plan to research. However, the issue is that along with checking in with my supervisor we realized that the Business Management EE is more an analysis of an organization making a decision or activities of the firm and that business tools would need to be used. Also, we could not find how we would apply this topic to the Economics IB syllabus. Examples of what I would wish to study are analyzing China’s recent activity in …
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Hi! I urgently need help in finding an article that links any government policy (fiscal or monetary) to unemployment for my macroeconomics IA! Any article from 2016 would work!
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For our Economics IA, my teacher has given the class the article that we're meant to write the commentary on. So we're all writing about the same article- I've only just started eco so this could be normal, but from what I've heard this isn't right and it just feels weird too. Any advice? Just looking for a third-party confirmation that this is/is not legit.
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For our Economics IA, my teacher has given the class the article that we're meant to write the commentary on. So we're all writing about the same article- I've only just started eco so this could be normal, but from what I've heard this isn't right and it just feels weird too. Any advice? Just looking for a third-party confirmation that this is/is not legit.
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Can someone please send me any of thier notes for the Bus & Man Course?
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Hey!! Does anyone know whether there's a provider such as Smartprep that has flashcards for Business Management? That'd be so awesome
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Hello, I am currently in the process of drafting my first IA. I have selected an article on the topic of market failure, which has been aproved by my teacher. However now that I am doing the diagrams, I realise that I may have chosen the wrong one. The problem is that the article talks about a temporary motorist ban in Oslo, if not obeyed a fine of 1500 Kroner is taken. This is a situation of negative externalities of consumtion. I have no clue how to illustrate a ban on a diagram. If anyone has any ideas, please help! Thank you in advance.
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Hi, Next year is my first year of IB. I've decided I will do Economics as it is a subject that really interests me. Unfortunately Economics in the current system I'm in is a major bum subject so in the past I've elected not to do it(I've looked at the textbook it's literally a whole year of supply and demand curves). I'm interested in covering a broader range that i believe IB provides (correct me if I'm wrong) I'm not worried about SL, however I'm exploring the possibility of doing it as a HL course. Does HL require prior knowledge? Do you think I can manage, not having done economics before (I have an understanding of the basic concepts, I just haven't been taught it i…
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Does anyone have any tips for the Economics SL Paper 1? Especially question b. Thank you
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Hey is there a site or some kind of resource for real life examples for every chapter?
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As the May 2016 candidates are expected to write a 20 marks essay on the CUEGIS concepts as part of paper 2, I have been looking for a solid guide in order to achieve a good grade on it. And therefore Im requesting your help. If any of you have any thoughts or maybe experience/ good notes that you have that you are willing to share, or maybe your teacher has taught or given you guys a guideline to follow and you dont mind sharing it, please bless me with your notes and wisdom.
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Alright so I've completed my BM IA, but my teacher approached the class and said that there are some structural changes to be made. As per the official IB BM IA document, the 'research proposal' contains the research question, the methodology followed, analysis tools used, etc. The next page states that the research question, methodology, and tools are part of the main body. Now, does it mean to say that all these sets of information first have to be summarised in a separate 'research proposal' section and then elaborated upon in the main body, or that the contents of the research proposal are part of the main body in the first place? I saw a forum post by Mr Paul Hoang (…
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Hey everyone, So I know that in our written commentary, the quotes that we take directly from the article don't count in the word count. Can we also use direct quotes from other sources, in definitions and such? I'm struggling with the word count and used definitions from other sources, put them in quote marks, italicised and cited them. Is that alright to do, or should I not do that? Thanks
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Hi, I have recently started thinking about my EE topic on B&M and made some points. 1. As a Korean, I think it would be good to write about one of the Korean companies like Samsung, LG, Hyundai etc. Then I want to compare one of the western companies in the same industry to make a comparison on how they used a different strategy for market advance and how the CEO used his leadership e.g. Samsung and Apple, Hyundai and Volkswagen - I'm also thinking about using only western companies cuz there might not be sufficient resources about Korean companies in English 2. How (one of the Korean companies OR compare two of them) used their strategies …
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Doing my EE in economics. Could I do competiton between Asian food importers? OR i could do competition of Indian restaurants.
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Hello! I'm stuck with my business IA, which is essentially should _____ stay in the country that they currently are in? Or should they expand into another country? Does this topic work? Should I basically end up comparing the current country they live in to two other countries? I'm really confused as to what financial data I should even get from them. I have the majority of their data from this current year, but should I attempt to get data from several years prior? I'm planning on conducting a SWOT analysis, a forcefield analysis, and a decision tree, but other than that, I really don't know. Any and all input would be really appreciate…
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The economics topics of the extended essay have to follow the 5-year rule. I am analyzing the market structure of one sector of the Brazilian economy through one specific company that monopolizes the industry. Can I use historical data (5-15 years old) to analyze the market?
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Guyssss Could you please comment upon a few question you remeber having on the Novemeber 2016 Business and Management exam. Specifically, are there any areas worth revisiting are there some in particular you have struggled with? Please share your wisdoooom, would be extremely helpful!
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Hi guys, I'm so lost and stressed about the Paper 1 case study. We don't understand almost anything and I feel I've been the B&M teacher this year. Please, if you understand something about that confusing chart from the last part, I would thank a lot any help!
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Hello Friends~ As we all know, the November 2016 Case Study is extremely confusing. I've made notes linking the case study to relevant IB syllabus material. I'm still working on it but you can access it and begin taking a look! (link below) Comments are on so if there's any mistake or if you have any suggestions, feel free :-) Hope it helps (and let me know if it does ) Cheers! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NPbY1y4sXejQuyhuV9uBap611GUNjdL7rr7HnklxcGg/edit?usp=sharing
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Hello everyone, If it was possible, a little bit of feedback on my Business IA research question would be appreciated Research Question: Should Company X employ motivational techniques for employees (manufacturing) in order to improve output? My analysis revolves around Hertzberg's Two Factor Theory and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. I then apply financial and non-financial methods of reward that Company A may benefit in. I then conclude with a Force Field Analysis. Anything I should include/exclude? Happy New Year !!!!
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Hi! I'm during my IA in international econ on Brexit and the depreciation on the pound. The problem is I have no idea how to show a depreciating pound in a diagram? Any help? Kind of stressed
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I know you are all busy people so I'll get straight to the point HL IA RQ: Is acquiring Ebay shares a sensible long-term value investment from a NPV perspective? Any Ideas for improvement? Hslola
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My research question at the moment is: Should [Company] focus more of its resources on hiring graduates or invest further in expanding its technology offerings? I feel as though it needs better wording, as it to me it sounds like it has a lack of good terminology and is potentially too vague. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
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A couple of my friends last year had written their Business IA's based on a business venture one of their family members own. Will it be possible for me to do the same on my own business - which is legally registered and is a profitable organization with scope for betterment? Or is that some sort of an IB-evil?
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Hey guys, so we're starting our international economics internal assessments, and I am in search of a topic I found this about the OPEC meeting on November 30th and I wanted to know if I can write 750 crisp words about exports and cartels, but I think it might be more microeconomics than international. Any ideas on what to do? article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/oil-prices-jump-on-prospects-for-opec-output-cut/article33097724/ Thank you!
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Hi, In the IA guide I've been given, it's stated that the articles we choose absolutely must be from a newspaper. I had chosen one from NPR. Have you ever heard of that rule? Do you think NPR would be okay? Thanks.
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Hi, I need some help with this question 1. The opening of a new football stadium boosts demand for several businesses goods and services in a previously run-down neighborhood in East London. Describe what makes this an example of a market failure I'm just trying to figure out what I should include in my answer. Thanks
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Are repair services considered to be merit goods
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Hi, I was just wondering how formulas are converted into the word count of a Business EE For Example see attached: Thank You!
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Hello everyone, I just have a quick question, I am doing a presentation in economics on indirect taxes. For that, I need to explain the necessary graphs and so on. My question is, how could I best describe producer surplus and still link it back to the indirect tax graph. Thanks for the help!
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Hello, I am writing one of my commentaries about development economics. It is based on tied aid in an African LEDC, that will improve its transportation infrastructure. I am going to draw a PPC with an outward shift, but I don't know about a second diagram since a Lorenz curve would not fit my topic. Does the poverty cycle count as a proper diagram? And can I use any diagrams from other sections of the course because there is really only a few diagrams in development economics.
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Hey! I am about to start my international trade IA. I am planning to do it on a tariff article. However, I found that for a tariff topic, there does not seem to be much of any other diagrams to include other than the basic tariff diagram. If I am only going to use one diagram in my IA, will I loose marks? Thanks!
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Hello, I would like to ask you if Economics students have the opportuinity to re-do the Microeconomics IA. I read once that they have a second chance, but now I cannot find in the guide. Did you guys have this opportunity? Thank you.
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Hey guys, I am doing my extended essay on the acquisition of TNT by FedEx, I have done the research and wrote 4000 words, but my supervisor told me that it is not enough and basically the only feedback she gave me was to do more analysis. But I do not know what kinds of analysis to do for acquisitions. My research question is " To what extend is the acquisition of TNT going to help FedEx financially? " Could someone help me with that and also could you please tell me how to structure my EE? Thanks in advance.
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This is not my IA question but something I want to discuss in my IA.Do you guys think McDonald's should try off-the-job training?At the moment they're doing on the job training but do you think off-the-job training would help the employees in any way?
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I'm currently looking for an article for my international economics commentary and I had a few questions. My teacher isn't letting me use an article from the internet because apparently the IB has a rule saying that only one out of three articles can be from an internet source, while the other 2 have to be from a print source. Is this rule true? I couldn't find anything specific pertaining to sources of articles in the economics guide, so I just want to make sure its ok to use an online article. Thanks guys!
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Hi, we are a group of students from Peru. We have some doubts about the availability of the formula booklet for papers in November sessions (exams) Can we use it in the exams or can't we? Our teacher says "NOOOOO" but in the guide says: YEEEEES, so, what we can think about it? HEEEEELP Look this source: http://blogs.osc-ib.com/2015/09/ib-teacher-blogs/dp_busman/important-changes-to-the-new-bm-programme/ and the guide, then, ask for your teacher NOVEMBER 2016!!
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