Theory of Knowledge

Theory of knowledge—suggested links

• How do assumptions about what a business is and how a business works vary by industry and location, and what implications does this have for business actors?

• To what extent are the language and customs of business management based on the English language and Western tradition, and what implications does this have for business cultures around the world?

• To what extent do intuition, imagination and reason factor into the decision to set up a new business?

• Is business decision-making art or science?

• Do we have self-evident beliefs about what the objectives of a business are or how a business operates?

  • • • If so, which ones and how could we challenge them?

• What needs to be true for ethical objectives to contribute to good strategy?

  • • • What needs to be true for business strategy to be ethically laudable?

• Most businesses desire to expand.

  • • • What motivates the growth of a social organization like business?

• How can we evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of globalization, given the multitude of stakeholders it influences?