IB Diploma Programme Business Management (FE2024)
Discover Kognity’s interactive textbook for IB DP Business Management, covering the full FE2024 syllabus. Kognity is proud to be the IB’s first ever digital-only publishing partner, developing a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive resource for IB DP Business Management.
Developed with subject experts
Jennifer Brandsberg-Engelmann is a freelance educator, curriculum and project developer with 30 years’ experience teaching social sciences. She previously taught IB Diploma Programme Business Management at Strothoff International School near Frankfurt, and has taught and examined IB Economics. Jennifer is co-founder of the Frankfurt Doughnut Coalition, and Project Lead and Lead Author of Regenerative Economics for Secondary Schools. For Kognity, she was Lead Author of the IB DP Environmental Systems and Societies and Business Management textbooks. She also co-authored the IB DP Economics textbook.
Maria Sayyed is IB DP and IB CP Coordinator and Head of Business and Economics at Raffles World Academy. She leads programme design, academic standards, and teacher development. Maria is an IB examiner for Economics, covering Extended Essays, Internal Assessments, and exam papers. She also consults on IB Economics and Business Management. As Country Leader for the World Economics Cup UAE, she guides national teams. For Kognity, Maria is an Economics and Business Management author, creating digital textbooks, assessments, and learning resources. She also works as a feedback author, supporting other authors.
Rima Puri is an Education Professional in Individuals & Societies (Business Management) at Oberoi International School. She has been an IB Senior Examiner since 2009, covering Papers 1, 2, and 3, Internal Assessment moderation, and Extended Essays. She is also an IB Curriculum Advisor and an Assessment Specialist at Cambridge University Press. Rima holds a Doctorate in Philosophy, along with MPhil, MCom, and PGDBM qualifications. She is an author and reviewer for Kognity’s Business Management and Economics books.
More than an IB DP Business Management book
Kognity’s digital resource for IB DP Business Management provides:
- Support for all four concepts of the business management course – sustainability, ethics, creativity and change.
- Up-to-date international case studies and examples.
- Support for the business management toolkit and internal assessment.
- A digital-first approach with embedded videos, interactive graphs, and more.
Using the interactive textbook for IB DP Business Management
IB DP Business Management for teachers
Kognity for IB DP Business Management is designed to help you shape the business leaders of the future. Much more than an interactive textbook, it enables you to foster active learning and stay on top of student progress with:
- Up-to-date content that is relevant and connected to real-life business management scenarios and examples.
- Over 900 images, videos and interactives that bring business management concepts to life.
- Exam-style questions with answers and mark schemes to test students’ knowledge on an ongoing basis.
- Access to rapid insights on how students are consuming content and performing in assignments and quizzes.
IB DP Business Management for students
Kognity for IB DP Business Management provides students with comprehensive resources designed to help them learn and develop practical skills in Business Management, in line with the DP curriculum. These include:
- Big picture sections that explore big ideas and real-life applications of business management.
- Glossary words linked to the definitions of key business management terminology in the course.
- A unit dedicated to the requirements of the Business Management Internal Assessment with useful tips and advice.
- A business management toolkit covering key tools such as business plans, decision trees and descriptive statistics.
Why Kognity for IB DP Business Management?
Complete and continuously updated
100% coverage of Standard and Higher Level DP Business Management with Internal Assessment guidance.
Materials that bring the subject to life
Over 900 interactive content items (videos, images, graphics, links) that encourage active and independent learning.
Formative assessment made easy
Customisable, auto-corrected business management assignments from a bank of over 1,000 questions, with instant feedback to students and teacher analytics.
Giving every learner the support they need
Clear language, integrated reading assistance and an interactive glossary of key business management terms.
Investigation and applied learning
Relevant, up-to-date case studies and a consistent focus on ethics, sustainability and social entrepreneurship.
Addressing key IB concepts
Sections highlighting Theory of Knowledge and International Mindedness to promote cross-curricular connections.