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IB BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SL, Paper 1, November, 2010, TZ0, Solved Past Paper

Master the 2010 IB November for Paper 1 Business Management SL with examiner tailored solutions and comments for TZ0

Question 1 [Explained]

N-Pharma is a successful business today, but it faced significant financial challenges in its early years due to poor cash flow. This question explores the problems that Yukio Nakamura's business start-up may have faced, the potential growth strategies using an Ansoff matrix, and the value of social and environmental audits to N-Pharma.

Question 1 [a] [Explanation]

This question asks you to outline two problems that Yukio Nakamura's business start-up may have faced.

Question 1 [b] [Explanation]

This question asks you to construct a fully labelled Ansoff matrix to show N-Pharma's possible growth strategies.

Question 1 [c] [Explanation]

This question asks you to analyse the value of "social and environmental audits" to N-Pharma.

Question 2 [Explained]

This question involves defining key business terms, evaluating leadership styles, and analyzing pricing strategies within the context of a pharmaceutical company, N-Pharma. The terms and concepts discussed are essential for understanding organizational structure, human resource practices, and strategic decision-making in business.

Question 2 [a] [Explanation]

This part of the question requires you to define two important terms related to organizational management and human resources: span of control and empowerment.

Question 2 [a] [i] [Explanation]

Define the term span of control.

Question 2 [a] [ii] [Explanation]

Define the term empowerment.