#1 Most Tested
Topic 5.5 High Priority
Production Planning
Appeared 26 times in recent past papers (Total: 59 marks). Last seen in 2025.
100%
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IB Business Management Predicted Topics 2026
IB Business Management questions cluster around a few high-frequency areas — finance and accounts, the marketing mix, HR motivation theories, and operations management. The ranking below shows how regularly each topic has appeared across Papers 1 and 2, helping you focus case-study preparation where the marks actually are.
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Top Predicted Topics
Topic 6.7 High Priority
Organizational Planning Tools
Appeared 22 times in recent past papers (Total: 41 marks). Last seen in 2025.
85%
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Topic 4.5
The 7 Ps of the Marketing Mix
Appeared 19 times in recent past papers (Total: 80 marks). Last seen in 2025.
73%
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Topic 1.2
Types of Business Entities
Appeared 19 times in recent past papers (Total: 38 marks). Last seen in 2025.
73%
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Topic 3.3
Costs and Revenues
Appeared 16 times in recent past papers (Total: 30 marks). Last seen in 2025.
62%
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Topic 1.5
Growth and Evolution
Appeared 14 times in recent past papers (Total: 82 marks). Last seen in 2025.
54%
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Topic 3.5
Profitability and Liquidity Ratios
Appeared 14 times in recent past papers (Total: 26 marks). Last seen in 2025.
54%
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Topic 3.2
Sources of Finance
Appeared 14 times in recent past papers (Total: 48 marks). Last seen in 2025.
54%
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Topic 3.8
Investment Appraisal
Appeared 13 times in recent past papers (Total: 50 marks). Last seen in 2025.
50%
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Topic 3.7
Cash Flow
Appeared 12 times in recent past papers (Total: 40 marks). Last seen in 2025.
46%
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Topic 1.3
Business Objectives
Appeared 11 times in recent past papers (Total: 50 marks). Last seen in 2025.
42%
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Topic 2.4
Motivation and Demotivation
Appeared 11 times in recent past papers (Total: 48 marks). Last seen in 2025.
42%
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Topic 4.1
Introduction to Marketing
Appeared 11 times in recent past papers (Total: 24 marks). Last seen in 2025.
42%
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Topic 3.4
Final Accounts
Appeared 11 times in recent past papers (Total: 30 marks). Last seen in 2025.
42%
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Topic 6.2
SWOT Analysis
Appeared 8 times in recent past papers (Total: 80 marks). Last seen in 2025.
31%
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Topic 6.6
Multinational Companies (MNCs)
Appeared 7 times in recent past papers (Total: 24 marks). Last seen in 2025.
27%
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Topic 5.4
Location Analysis
Appeared 7 times in recent past papers (Total: 30 marks). Last seen in 2025.
27%
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Topic 1.1
What is a Business?
Appeared 6 times in recent past papers (Total: 24 marks). Last seen in 2025.
23%
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Topic 5.2
Operations Methods
Appeared 6 times in recent past papers (Total: 30 marks). Last seen in 2025.
23%
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Topic 2.3
Leadership and Management
Appeared 5 times in recent past papers (Total: 16 marks). Last seen in 2025.
19%
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Topic 2.1
Introduction to Human Resource Management
Appeared 5 times in recent past papers (Total: 32 marks). Last seen in 2024.
19%
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Topic 2.2
Organizational Structure
Appeared 4 times in recent past papers (Total: 8 marks). Last seen in 2025.
15%
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Topic 6.8
Growth and Evolution
Appeared 4 times in recent past papers (Total: 18 marks). Last seen in 2025.
15%
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Topic 4.4
Market Research
Appeared 3 times in recent past papers (Total: 10 marks). Last seen in 2025.
12%
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Topic 6.1
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Appeared 3 times in recent past papers (Total: 30 marks). Last seen in 2025.
12%
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Topic 6.5
Innovation
Appeared 2 times in recent past papers (Total: 20 marks). Last seen in 2024.
8%
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Topic 2.6
Unknown Topic
Appeared 2 times in recent past papers (Total: 10 marks). Last seen in 2025.
8%
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Topic 4.2
Marketing Planning
Appeared 2 times in recent past papers (Total: 4 marks). Last seen in 2025.
8%
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Topic 1.4
Stakeholders
Appeared 2 times in recent past papers (Total: 12 marks). Last seen in 2025.
8%
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Topic 6.3
The Ansoff Matrix
Appeared 1 times in recent past papers (Total: 4 marks). Last seen in 2024.
4%
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Topic 1.6
Multinational Companies (MNCs)
Appeared 1 times in recent past papers (Total: 2 marks). Last seen in 2024.
4%
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Business Management Paper 1 predicted questions 2026
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Frequently asked questions
Are these official IB Business Management predictions?
No — they are our own forecasts from analysing past Business Management papers, not official IB predictions. They show the highest-frequency topics so you can prioritise case-study prep; the exam can test any unit.
How are the Business Management predictions calculated?
We measure how often each BM topic has appeared across recent Papers 1 and 2 and weight it by the marks it carried, then rank by that score. Quantitative tools (ratios, investment appraisal, break-even) are tracked closely because they recur as calculation questions.
How should I revise with them?
Start with the top topics, practise the calculation tools and the evaluation that case-study questions reward, then broaden out. Use the ranking to sequence revision rather than skip content.
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