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Business SL
November 2024 · Paper 2 · TZ2

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  • 4questions
  • 60marks
  • 20question parts
  • 15micro-topics

What this paper tests

Mark distribution

  • Business Management Toolkit47%
  • Human Resource Management17%
  • Operations Management17%
  • Introduction to Business Management10%
  • Finance and Accounts7%
  • Marketing3%

Hardest areas (by marks)

  1. 1.The role of HRM, HR planning and change10 marks
  2. 2.Purpose and structure of a business plan10 marks

Question types

find / solve: 30%explain / justify: 30%write down / state: 15%construct: 10%0%
  • find / solve30%
  • explain / justify30%
  • write down / state15%
  • construct10%

0% of parts are show / prove.

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Which topics dominate November 2024 TZ2 Paper 2?

Business Management Toolkit 47% (typical 19%), Human Resource Management 17% (typical 11%), Operations Management 17% (typical 13%).

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