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Business HL
May 2025 · Paper 1 · TZ2

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  • 8questions
  • 40marks
  • 8question parts
  • 8micro-topics

What this paper tests

Mark distribution

  • Introduction to Business Management50%
  • Business Management Toolkit25%
  • Human Resource Management20%
  • Marketing5%

Hardest areas (by marks)

  1. 1.Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and alliances10 marks
  2. 2.Applying the Ansoff matrix and Porter's generic strategies10 marks

Question types

explain / justify: 38%define: 13%write down / state: 13%distinguish: 13%0%
  • explain / justify38%
  • define13%
  • write down / state13%
  • distinguish13%

0% of parts are show / prove.

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Which topics dominate May 2025 TZ2 Paper 1?

Introduction to Business Management 50% (typical 16%), Business Management Toolkit 25% (typical 21%), Human Resource Management 20% (typical 13%).

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