Apple’s China Strategy

May 9, 2016

Doing business is China is really, really difficult and this is a point on which there seems to be a broad consensus among foreign investors and foreign companies in China. The external environment with its various factors is too important and businesses need to...

Business Management Exam Preparation

May 2, 2016

As the May 2016 IB exams are approaching teachers and students are getting busier with exam preparation. The new conceptual and contextualized approach to teaching BM is clearly different from the content-based approach from the previous program. This approach puts...

Being student-centred in Business Management

January 13, 2016

It is often difficult in some cultures to change the emphasis on learning away from teachers to learners, as cultural expectations are that the teacher is the ‘source of knowledge’. The IB programme expects, however, through all of its components that...

Desirable accessory, technology solution or fad?

November 20, 2015

Wearable technology, wearable devices and fashionable technology are clothing and accessories that incorporate computer and electronic technologies. Smart clothes can be both practical and aesthetic, making technology a part of daily life. By embedding garments with...

HLIA negative trends

November 18, 2015

As we move to the new Business Management programme and assessment models, it is a good time to reflect on negative trends in the preparation and completion of the higher level internal assessment, and the (probably optimistic) hope that these will be addressed in the...

Subtle changes, significant consequences

November 9, 2015

At first glance the new programme guide for Business Management contained no major changes. There was a name change with the ‘and’ removed, and there were reductions in SL content, particularly in operations management. Other aspects seemed very familiar: the tasks...