IB Business Management Predicted Topics 2026
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Top Predicted Topics
Production Planning
Appeared 10 times in recent past papers (Total: 44 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Final Accounts
Appeared 8 times in recent past papers (Total: 24 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Introduction to Marketing
Appeared 7 times in recent past papers (Total: 34 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Appeared 6 times in recent past papers (Total: 60 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Profitability and Liquidity Ratios
Appeared 6 times in recent past papers (Total: 16 marks). Last seen in 2025.
Cash Flow
Appeared 6 times in recent past papers (Total: 25 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Costs and Revenues
Appeared 5 times in recent past papers (Total: 12 marks). Last seen in 2024.
The 7 Ps of the Marketing Mix
Appeared 5 times in recent past papers (Total: 22 marks). Last seen in 2025.
Types of Business Entities
Appeared 5 times in recent past papers (Total: 12 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Multinational Companies (MNCs)
Appeared 4 times in recent past papers (Total: 32 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Growth and Evolution
Appeared 4 times in recent past papers (Total: 32 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Sources of Finance
Appeared 4 times in recent past papers (Total: 12 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Introduction to Human Resource Management
Appeared 4 times in recent past papers (Total: 18 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Introduction to Finance
Appeared 3 times in recent past papers (Total: 8 marks). Last seen in 2021.
Business Objectives
Appeared 3 times in recent past papers (Total: 8 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Operations Methods
Appeared 3 times in recent past papers (Total: 6 marks). Last seen in 2022.
Organizational Structure
Appeared 3 times in recent past papers (Total: 6 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Porter's Generic Strategies
Appeared 3 times in recent past papers (Total: 12 marks). Last seen in 2025.
Multinational Companies (MNCs)
Appeared 2 times in recent past papers (Total: 4 marks). Last seen in 2019.
Investment Appraisal
Appeared 2 times in recent past papers (Total: 12 marks). Last seen in 2019.
Marketing Planning
Appeared 2 times in recent past papers (Total: 8 marks). Last seen in 2022.
Growth and Evolution
Appeared 2 times in recent past papers (Total: 14 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Stakeholders
Appeared 2 times in recent past papers (Total: 16 marks). Last seen in 2022.
SWOT Analysis
Appeared 2 times in recent past papers (Total: 14 marks). Last seen in 2024.
What is a Business?
Appeared 2 times in recent past papers (Total: 4 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Motivation and Demotivation
Appeared 2 times in recent past papers (Total: 20 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Leadership and Management
Appeared 2 times in recent past papers (Total: 8 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Introduction to Operations Management
Appeared 2 times in recent past papers (Total: 4 marks). Last seen in 2021.
Organizational Planning Tools
Appeared 1 times in recent past papers (Total: 3 marks). Last seen in 2024.
Market Research
Appeared 1 times in recent past papers (Total: 4 marks). Last seen in 2021.
The Ansoff Matrix
Appeared 1 times in recent past papers (Total: 4 marks). Last seen in 2022.
Innovation
Appeared 1 times in recent past papers (Total: 2 marks). Last seen in 2019.
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