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engagement
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VER THE PAST DECADE, increasing
focus has been placed on the role that
businesses can – and should – play in
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Failure to face up to these challenges has significant costs.
Increasingly, a firm’s long-term competitiveness is
dependent on how creatively and adroitly its leaders
manage at the intersection of financial, social and
environmental objectives.
Responsibility for assuring that leaders at all levels in
the firm are ready to meet these rising expectations is
widely shared throughout the corporation, but HR
professionals, particularly those responsible for leadership
development, can be at the forefront of the effort.
To be in this vanguard, leadership development
experts must reflect on two critical questions: What
kind of leader is called for? And how do we develop
individuals with these capabilities? Since 1999 the
Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program has
been convening experts in leadership development
from academic institutions, corporations and
professional service firms around the world, inviting
them to share insights on these questions. This article
details what we have learned so far from conversations
with these leading thinkers.
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If we are now expecting businesses to operate with a
longer-term view that takes social and environmental
impacts into account, we need a new model of
leadership to achieve that result. Typically, “new
model” leaders:
• are able to span boundaries, listen to diverse
constituencies and be willing to be altered by any of
these inputs;
• have the courage to make tough decisions in a way
that acknowledges the often conflicting
values/expectations of these constituencies;
• are enriched, not overwhelmed, by complexity and
diversity;
• build a team that is stronger than its individual parts;
• see the firm in a larger context, considering social and
environmental issues beyond the corporation’s gates;
• move beyond solving specific problems or addressing
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information and work
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the power
of corporate
culture
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e-HR
Employee self-service at RDF
HOW TO...
Integrate corporate culture and
employee engagement
PRACTITIONER PROFILE
Julie Bass, Groupama
METRICS
Rating intellectual capital
HR AT WORK
Tailored recognition at Lloyds TSB
Asset Finance
HR AT WORK
Transport for London’s
non-traditional training
REWARDS
Communicating employee
recognition at MDOT
RESEARCH AND RESULTS
Effective recruiting tied to stronger
financial results
September/October 2005
Volume 4, Issue 6
PAGE 20
DEPARTMENTS
Ethics and strategy innovation at Citigroup
How O2 built the business case for
engagement
Creating a business-focused IT function
Developing leaders for a sustainable
global society
Defining the strategic agenda for HR
FEATURES
by Dave Ulrich and Wayne Brockbank
32 Volume 4 Issue 6 September/October 2005
VER THE PAST DECADE, increasing
focus has been placed on the role that
businesses can – and should – play in
contributing to a sustainable global society.
Failure to face up to these challenges has significant costs.
Increasingly, a firm’s long-term competitiveness is
dependent on how creatively and adroitly its leaders
manage at the intersection of financial, social and
environmental objectives.
Responsibility for assuring that leaders at all levels in
the firm are ready to meet these rising expectations is
widely shared throughout the corporation, but HR
professionals, particularly those responsible for leadership
development, can be at the forefront of the effort.
To be in this vanguard, leadership development
experts must reflect on two critical questions: What
kind of leader is called for? And how do we develop
individuals with these capabilities? Since 1999 the
Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program has
been convening experts in leadership development
from academic institutions, corporations and
professional service firms around the world, inviting
them to share insights on these questions. This article
details what we have learned so far from conversations
with these leading thinkers.
A new model for business leadership
If we are now expecting businesses to operate with a
longer-term view that takes social and environmental
impacts into account, we need a new model of
leadership to achieve that result. Typically, “new
model” leaders:
• are able to span boundaries, listen to diverse
constituencies and be willing to be altered by any of
these inputs;
• have the courage to make tough decisions in a way
that acknowledges the often conflicting
values/expectations of these constituencies;
• are enriched, not overwhelmed, by complexity and
diversity;
• build a team that is stronger than its individual parts;
• see the firm in a larger context, considering social and
environmental issues beyond the corporation’s gates;
• move beyond solving specific problems or addressing
particular needs ...
Invitation!! AEPP 20th Annual International Conference - Oct. 3-5, 2102 Vancouver, BC. EXTENDED DEADLINE!!
If you haven’t already done so, please submit your paper or proposal for presentation at The Association on Employment Practices and Principles (AEPP)\\’s 20th Annual International Conference. Papers, abstracts, and proposals for presentations, case studies, panels, or workshops should be submitted by April 15 if at all possible, but we will extend your deadline if need be.
Conference Theme: “Leading 21st Century Change: Beyond Bureaucracy and Workplace Disengagement"
Location: At the beautiful downtown campus of the Segal Graduate School of Business at their Conference Center (Simon Fraser University) Vancouver, BC. See more at http://www.sfu.ca/mecs/segal+school/about.html with links to location, hotels and restaurants, and other information
Dates: Oct 3-5, 2012
Who is Invited: Scholars, students, practitioners, executives, managers, and the public-at-large
CALL FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS LINK: AEPP 2012 Call for Papers/Proposals is found at http://www.box.com/s/tmg4ya4ngayvxkn1oijb. Email all papers and proposals in MS Word (APA Format) to BOTH: (1) AEPP Admin - aepp@institute-leadership-global.org; and (2) Conference President Dr. Raj Parikh at ParikhR@sou.edu.
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Implicitly or explicitly all competing businesses employ a strategy to select a mix
of marketing resources. Formulating such competitive strategies fundamentally
involves recognizing relationships between elements of the marketing mix (e.g.,
price and product quality), as well as assessing competitive and market conditions
(i.e., industry structure in the language of economics).
2. z
S. No Content
1 Nature of the Subject
2 Aims of Business management
3 Business management theories and application of tools
4 Approaches to Learning IB BM
5 Concepts
6 Meaning of CUEGIS Concepts
7 Syllabus Outline
8 Distinction between SL & HL
9 TOK & BM
10 BM & CAS
11 Extended Essay in BM
12 Assessment Details
13 Command terms
14 References
3. z
Nature of the Subject
Business management is a rigorous, challenging and dynamic
discipline in the individuals and society subject group. The role of
businesses, as distinct from other organizations and actors in a society,
is to produce and sell goods and services that meet human needs and
wants by organizing resources. Profit-making, risk-taking, and
operating in a competitive environment characterize most business
organizations.
4. z Aim of Business management
The aims of the business management course at HL and SL are to:
Encourage a holistic view of the world of business
Empower students to think critically and strategically about individual and
organizational behavior
Promote the importance of exploring business issues from different cultural
perspectives
Enable the student to appreciate the nature and significance of change in a local,
regional and global context
Promote awareness of the importance of environmental, social and ethical factors in
the actions of individuals and organizations
Develop an understanding of the importance of innovation in a business environment.
5. z
Business management theories and
application of tools
The Diploma Program business management course is designed to
develop students’ knowledge and understanding of business
management theories, as well as their ability to apply a range of tools
and techniques. Students learn to analyze, discuss and evaluate
business activities at local, national and international levels. The course
covers a range of organizations from all sectors, as well as the socio-
cultural and economic contexts in which those organizations operate.
6. z
Some Business management Theories and
Analytical tools
Motivation
theories
• Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
• Herzberg 2 factor theory
• Adams Equity theory
• Daniel Pink - Drive Theory
Analytical tools
• Ansoff Matrix
• SWOT analysis
• BCG Matrix
• Lewin's Force Field Analysis
• Organizational Planning tools – Decision tree
7. z
Approaches to Learning IB BM
Illustrated with a triangular diagram, concepts are anchored in the
tools, techniques and theories of the subject and come alive through
case studies and examples. Together, these help students to acquire a
holistic and integrated understanding of business management.
Concepts
(Change, culture,
ethics,
globalization,
innovation,
strategy)
Content
(Business management
tools, techniques and
theories)
Contexts
(Case studies
and examples)
8. z
Meaning of the CUEGIS concepts
Change: reflecting the greater speed with which decisions need to be made and
circumstances change in the operating environment of most businesses.
Culture: appreciating that businesses need to align a broad spectrum of individual,
collective and societal goals.
Ethics: emphasizing the fact that the ethical considerations businesses face are
substantial and near all pervasive, instead of being peripheral and isolatable.
Globalization: reflecting the interconnected patterns of production and consumption
shaped by businesses and affecting them.
Innovation: emphasizing the need for businesses to renew themselves in the
competitive, technologically advanced market place with increasingly sophisticated
customers.
Strategy: reflecting the importance of holistic long-term planning in an operating
environment with the above attributes.
9. z
Concepts
Concept Understanding in relation to the course Example of context that allows for the
exploration of concepts
Change Competition, new technologies and markets, and
trends in consumer behavior lead business
organizations to adapt their objectives, strategies
and operations.
Success emerges from the ability to research and
respond to signals in both the internal and external
environment.
• Organizational objectives
• Functions and evolution of human resource
management
• Organizational structure
• Sources of finance
• Cash flow
• Marketing planning
• Sales forecasting
• Market research
• Research and development
• Crisis management and contingency planning
Culture Every organization operates in a range of
environments in which its role may be interpreted
differently. These expectations affect planning,
decision making and strategy implementation.
Within an organization, values and backgrounds
influence what stakeholders focus on and how
they work.
• Types of organization
• Growth and development
• Leadership and management Motivation
• Organizational culture
• Industrial relations
• Marketing planning
• International marketing
• Lean production and managing quality Location
10. z
Ethics Every business decision has moral
implications.
These consequences can be significant for
internal and external stakeholders and the
natural environment.
Introduction to business management Types
of organization Organizational objectives
Stakeholders External environment
Leadership and management Final accounts
The role of marketing
Globalization A wide range of international forces (such as
increasing social, cultural, technological and
economic integration) influence business
organizations. In turn, business organizations
shape these forces.
Many business organizations operate across
national boundaries. Even local businesses and
consumers are influenced by global forces.
Stakeholders External environment Growth
and evolution Functions and evolution of human
resource management Organizational structure
Organizational culture International marketing
E-commerce Location
Innovation Incremental or radical improvements to a
business idea, or the generation of new ideas in
relation to a final product, service or process,
are the result of internal or external influences.
For many business organizations, a key
challenge is bringing in “the new” and
managing the process of improvement in a
sustainable way.
External environment Growth and evolution
Leadership and management Organizational
culture Sources of finance Investment
appraisal Market research Lean production
and managing quality Research and development
11. z
Strategy Strategy refers to the significant
long-term planning decisions
that organizations make in
order to meet the needs and
wants of their stakeholders.
Strategy is about asking
questions: what, why, when,
how, where and who?
Organizational objectives
Growth and evolution
Organizational planning tools
Organizational structure
Leadership and management
Final accounts Investment
appraisal Market research
The role of operations
management Research and
development
12. z Syllabus Outline
Unit 1: Business organization and environment 1.1 Introduction to business management 1.2
Types of organizations 1.3 Organizational objectives 1.4 Stakeholders 1.5 External environment
1.6 Growth and evolution 1.7 Organizational planning tools (HL only)
Unit 2: Human resource management 2.1 Functions and evolution of human resource
management 2.2 Organizational structure 2.3 Leadership and management 2.4 Motivation 2.5
Organizational (corporate) culture (HL only) 2.6 Industrial/employee relations (HL only)
Unit 3: Finance and accounts 3.1 Sources of finance 3.2 Costs and revenues 3.3 Break-even
analysis 3.4 Final accounts (some HL only) 3.5 Profitability and liquidity ratio analysis 3.6
Efficiency ratio analysis (HL only) 3.7 Cash flow 3.8 Investment appraisal (some HL only) 3.9
Budgets (HL only)
13. z
Unit 4: Marketing 4.1 The role of marketing 4.2 Marketing planning (including
introduction to the four Ps) 4.3 Sales forecasting (HL only) 4.4 Market research 4.5 The
four Ps (product, price, promotion, place) 4.6 The extended marketing mix of seven Ps
(HL only) 4.7 International marketing (HL only) 4.8 E-commerce
Unit 5: Operations management 5.1 The role of operations management 5.2 Production
methods 5.3 Lean production and quality management (HL only) 5.4 Location 5.5
Production planning (HL only) 5.6 Research and development (HL only) 5.7 Crisis
management and contingency planning (HL only)
14. z
Distinction between SL & HL
The HL course in business management differs from the SL course in business
management in terms of the:
Recommended hours devoted to teaching (240 hours for HL compared to 150 hours for
SL)
Extra depth and breadth required (extension units for HL)
Nature of the internal assessment task
Nature of the examination questions
15. z
BM & TOK
There are many opportunities in the Business Management programme to consider Ways of Knowing and
Areas of Knowledge, such as ethics. There are also opportunities for cross curricular activities within group 3
and indeed across the diploma using TOK questions as the focus for debate. For example, research by Oxfam
study shows that the share of the world’s wealth owned by the richest 1% increased from 44% in 2009 to 48%
in 2013. On current trends, Oxfam expects the wealthiest 1% to own more than 50% of the world’s wealth by
2016.
Business Management students can be asked to discuss:
How we know that business information is reliable – what measure of wealth did Oxfam use and how was
the data collected?
Whether Oxfam has vested interests that might influence how they report information on poverty and
inequality.
Whether there is room for both logic and emotion in business.
What implications wealth inequality has on syllabus content such as entrepreneurship, business
motivation and production, demand and supply, growth and globalization of business functions.
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?
16. z BM and CAS
Creativity, action, service In exploring the interactions between humans and
their environment, students reflect on their own identity and potential roles
in society. They are encouraged to start seeing how they can contribute to
positive change in their communities. Business organizations are one
category of community actors.
17. z
Some examples
Subject Product Process C, A, S? Subject link
Business Review of non-
profit activity
Students work with a
non-profit in their area to
review vision and
mission statement, aims,
objectives, strategies and
tactics, and their
relationships.
C, S 1.3 Organisational
objectives
Business Create a
business plan
Students create a
business plan for a CAS
project or starting a
nonprofit of their own.
C, S 1.1 Introduction to
business
management
Business Advertising
campaign
Apply principles of
advertising to advocate a
cause/fundraising
campaign.
C, S 4. Marketing
18. z
Extended essay in BM
The world of business management offers much potential for creative
extended essays. Living in an increasingly globalized world, students are
involved as actors in what businesses do, from being consumers of goods and
services to being campaigners for increased social responsibility. Fascinating
decision-making takes place within business organizations in areas such as
human resource management, production and marketing. Students have a
genuine interest in many aspects of business management and thus may wish
to explore them in more depth through their own independent research.
19. z
BM Extended essay topic exemplars
Topic: An evaluation of the introduction of Total Quality Management (TQM) at
ABC Company.
Research Question: To what extent has the introduction of total quality
management (TQM) improved quality at ABC Company?
Topic: An evaluation of contribution of JIT method in textile industries.
Research Question: To what extent has the technique of JIT method contributed to
the efficiency of textile industries
20. z
Assessment Details
There are two types of assessment identified by the IB.
Formative assessment informs both teaching and learning. It is concerned
with providing accurate and helpful feedback to students and teachers on
the kind of learning taking place and the nature of students’ strengths and
weaknesses in order to help develop students’ understanding and
capabilities. Formative assessment can also help to improve teaching
quality, as it can provide information to monitor progress towards meeting
the course aims and objectives.
Summative assessment gives an overview of previous learning and is
concerned with measuring student achievement.
21. z
Assessment outline – SL (Standard Level)
Assessment component Weighting
External assessment (3 hours)
Paper 1 (1 hour and 15 minutes)
Based on a case study issued in advance, with additional unseen material
for section B.
Assessment objectives 1, 2, 3, 4 (40 marks)
Section A Syllabus content: Units 1–5
Students answer two of three structured questions based on the pre-seen
case study. (10 marks per question)
Section B Syllabus content: Units 1–5
Students answer one compulsory structured question primarily based on
the additional stimulus material. (20 marks)
75%
30%
22. z
Paper 2 (1 hour and 45 minutes)
Assessment objectives 1, 2, 3, 4 (50 marks)
Section A Syllabus content: Units 1–5
Students answer one of two structured questions based on stimulus material
with a quantitative focus. (10 marks)
Section B Syllabus content: Units 1–5
Students answer one of three structured questions based on stimulus material.
(20 marks)
Section C Syllabus content: Units 1–5
Students answer one of three extended response questions primarily based on
two concepts that underpin the course. (20 marks).
45%
23. z
Internal assessment (15 teaching hours) – Written Commentary – 25%
This component is internally assessed by the teacher and externally moderated
by the IB at the end of the course. Written commentary Students produce a
written commentary based on three to five supporting documents about a real
issue or problem facing a particular organization.
Maximum 1500 words. (25 marks)
24. z
Assessment Outline – HL (Higher level)
Assessment component Weighting
External assessment (4 hours and 30 minutes)
Paper 1 (2 hour and 15 minutes) Based on a case study issued in advance, with additional
unseen material for sections B and C.
Assessment objectives 1, 2, 3, 4 (60 marks)
Section A Syllabus content: Units 1–5 including HL extension topics Students answer two
of three structured questions based on the pre-seen case study. (10 marks per question)
Section B Syllabus content: Units 1–5 including HL extension topics Students answer one
compulsory structured question primarily based on the additional stimulus material. (20
marks)
Section C Syllabus content: Units 1–5 including HL extension topics Students answer one
compulsory extended response question primarily based on the additional stimulus
material. (20 marks)
75%
35%
25. z
Paper 2 (2 hour and 15 minutes)
Assessment objectives 1, 2, 3, 4 (70 marks)
Section A Syllabus content: Units 1–5 including HL extension topics
Students answer one of two structured questions based on stimulus material
with a quantitative focus. (10 marks)
Section B Syllabus content: Units 1–5 including HL extension topics
Students answer two of three structured questions based on stimulus material.
(20 marks per question)
Section C Syllabus content: Units 1–5 including HL extension topics
Students answer one of three extended response questions primarily based on
two concepts that underpin the course. (20 marks)
40%
26. z
Internal assessment (30 teaching hours) – Research Project – 25%
This component is internally assessed by the teacher and externally
moderated by the IB at the end of the course.
Research project Students research and report on an issue facing an
organization or a decision to be made by an organization (or several
organizations).
Maximum 2000 words. (25 marks)
27. z
Assessment Objectives
By the end of the business management course, students are expected to reach the
following assessment objectives.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of: – the business management tools, techniques and
theories specified in the syllabus content
– the six concepts that underpin the subject
– real-world business problems, issues and
decisions
– the HL extension topics (HL only).
Demonstrate application and analysis of: – knowledge and skills to a variety of real-world
and fictional business situations
– business decisions by explaining the issue(s) at
stake, selecting and interpreting data, and applying
appropriate tools, techniques, theories and concepts
– the HL extension topics (HL only)
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Demonstrate synthesis and evaluation of: – business strategies and practices, showing
evidence of critical thinking
– business decisions, formulating
recommendations – the HL extension topics (HL
only).
Demonstrate a variety of appropriate skills to: – produce well-structured written material using
business terminology
– select and use quantitative and qualitative
business tools, techniques and methods
– select and use business material, from a range
of primary and secondary sources.
29. z
Assessment objectives in practice
Assessment objective Which component addresses this
assessment objective?
How is the assessment objective
addressed?
Demonstrate knowledge and
understanding
• External assessment
• Internal assessment
External assessment
• Paper 1 (SL and HL): all sections
• Paper 2 (SL and HL): all sections
Internal assessment: all of written
commentary (SL) and research project (HL)
Demonstrate application and
analysis
• External assessment
• Internal assessment
External assessment
• Paper 1 (SL and HL): all sections
• Paper 2 (SL and HL): all sections
Internal assessment
• SL: emphasized in criteria B and C
• HL: emphasized in criteria C and D
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Demonstrate synthesis
and evaluation
• External assessment
• Internal assessment
External assessment
• Paper 1: section B (SL and HL) and section
C (HL)
• Paper 2 (SL and HL): all sections
Internal assessment
• SL: emphasized in criteria D and E
• HL: emphasized in criteria D, E, F and I
Demonstrate a variety
of appropriate skills
• External assessment
• Internal assessment
External assessment
Paper 1 (SL and HL): all sections
• Paper 2 (SL and HL): all sections,
emphasized in section A Internal assessment
• SL: emphasized in criteria A, B, C, F and G
• HL: emphasized in criteria A, B, C, G and H
31. z
Command Terms
Assessment objective Key command term Depth
Demonstrate knowledge and
understanding
Define
Describe
Outline
State
These terms require students
to learn and comprehend the
meaning of information.
Demonstrate application and
analysis of knowledge and
understanding
Analyse
Apply
Comment
Demonstrate
Distinguish
Explain
Suggest
These terms require students
to use their knowledge and
skills to break down ideas
into simpler parts and to see
how the parts relate.
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Demonstrate synthesis and
evaluation
Compare and contrast
Discuss
Evaluate
Examine
Justify
Recommend
To what extent
These terms require students
to rearrange component ideas
into a new whole and make
judgments based on evidence
or a set of criteria.
Demonstrate a variety of
appropriate skills
Annotate
Calculate
Complete
Construct
Determine
Draw
Identify
Label
Plot
Prepare
These terms require students
to
demonstrate the selection
and use of subject-specific
skills and techniques.
34. z
References
https://oxfordstudycourses.com/business-management-through-the-lens-of-tok/
https://www.ibo.org/globalassets/publications/recognition/businesshl2016englishw.pdf
https://www.ibo.org/globalassets/publications/recognition/businesssl2016englishw.pdf
https://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/media/Documents/magazine-
extras/IB%20Review/IBRev%203_2/IBReview3_2_CAS.pdf?ext=.pdf
https://ibpublishing.ibo.org/extendedessay/apps/dpapp/assessment.html?doc=d_0_eeyyy
_gui_1602_1_e&part=1&chapter=4
https://internationalbaccalaureate.force.com/ibportal/IBPortalLogin?lang=en_US
Business management guide First assessment 2016
Business management 3rd edition – Paul Hoang
Business management 3rd edition – Alex smith and Peter Stimpson