Introduction to IB Business Management 

Aims:

The aims of all subjects in the individuals and societies are to:

1. encourage the systematic and critical study of: human experience and behaviour; physical, economic and social environments; the history and development of social and cultural institutions

2. develop in the student the capacity to identify, analyse critically and evaluate theories, concepts and arguments about the nature and activities of the individual and society

3. enable the student to collect, describe and analyse data used in studies of society, and to test hypotheses and interpret complex data and source material

4. promote the appreciation of the way in which learning is relevant to both the culture in which the student lives and the cultures of other societies

5. develop an awareness in the student that human attitudes and opinions are widely diverse and that a study of society requires an appreciation of such diversity

6. enable the student to recognize that the content and methodologies of the individuals and societies subjects are contestable and that their study requires the tolerance of uncertainty.

The aims of the business management course at HL and SL are to:

1. encourage a holistic view of the world of business

2. empower students to think critically and strategically about individual and organizational behaviour

3. promote the importance of exploring business issues from different cultural perspectives

4. enable the student to appreciate the nature and significance of change in a local, regional and global context

5. promote awareness of the importance of environmental, social and ethical factors in the actions of individuals and organizations

6. develop an understanding of the importance of innovation in a business environment.

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