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What factors have allowed Microsoft to be a dominant oligopoly in the operating system market?
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What factors have allowed microsoft to mantain a dominant oligopoly in the operating system market?
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Hi, I would like to start reading magazine (or newspapers or books..) related to economics. Because I think I could really benefit from it, like learning the vocabulary etc. Would you have suggestions on which magazine/newspaper/books to read ? Thank youu !!
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Can someone tell me if the use of a SWOT Analysis and a Boston Consultancy Matrix are enough? Or, Should I add a PEST Analysis too?
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Hey guys, I'm in the process of starting my EE on B&M, however, I am not sure if my topic is good or even allowed: I want to investigate how HRM at my school is being conducted... things such as communication between teachers and headmasters, teachers and students, how the IB has changed the organisational structure, etc... Do you guys think that this is ok ? I am not aiming too high, just want to pass, maybe a C or a D would be fine... I'm just worried that the business concepts and tools don't apply to a school environment too much.. Thanks!
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For HL Business I have chosen a company (public limited) who is developing a resort; trying to get investments. I need a research question urgently!! Any ideas/suggestions?
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Hi guys! I've exceeded the word limit by 108 words. Deleting anything from the current content would reduce the quality of the report. Can I just tell my teacher it's within the word limit and submit? Since we'll be submitting in pdf format, I'm guessing he wouldn't know. But when it goes for external moderation, would they find out? There's other stuff in the report like appendix, research and proposal, etc., so would they be able to know exactly how many words there are in the part of the report that's supposed to count for the word limit? I know I'd be going against academic honesty with such a step, I am feeling guilty, but I am unable to get myself to deleting …
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HI there. So I am doing Economic SL and it is like hell. OMG I regret it so much, it is the hardest subject for me (harder than Maths HL and Bio HL in my opinion) and I have no clue what to do next. I just finished off the microeconomic section and I have big big confusion with Market failure, utterly doesn't make sense in my head. I am considering skipping the whole Market failure as I heard someone saying that there will be 2 Essay questions in paper 1, from different topics of Microeconomic. Therefore , Would It be recommended to merely focus on topics like Elasticity , equilibrium, indirect tax and price floor and ignore the market failure ? Cause I don't have to ch…
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Hello, I am currently taking Economics HL, and writing my IA based on microeconomics. I was wondering about the graph, but my teacher has told my class to write the graph on our Computers. What I have thought is that how am I suppose to draw a graph on the computer? I have tried by using paint, though it sort of failed miserably... Is there any way or easy way to draw a graph for Economics IA??
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Hey guys, just bought this Business and Management revision guide. Pretty good overview of stuff and really cheap! Instant delivery too which is good. http://issuu.com/eatyrself/docs/business_and_management_notes_pdf
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For each commentary do we need to use situations from different regions of the world for each IA, or can all be in a similar region (i.e.: North America)?
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Hello guys, we are writting our first mid terms exams on Economics, I wanted to ask if there are any SOS parts to be careful,and possible questions that might be asked. P.S.: our content is up to the end of Chapter 4(Price controls)
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Hey guys! So I was wondering if this is a decent article to work with on an Macroeconomic IA? Link: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/09/24/uk-ecb-draghi-idUKKCN0HJ0EJ20140924 or should I go with a more expansive article like: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-03/eu-needs-fiscal-policy-in-bid-to-raise-inflation-bruegel.html
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Hi there! So, I've come to the analysis part of my business research project and I feel like the company should decide against launching this new project. I can sustain it with reasons such as the company's inconsistent financial performance and the project's projections. But the problem is, I haven't read a single sample that said a certain decision the company's contemplating shouldn't be implemented. Is it a necessity to always say the decision is a good one and proved that it should be went ahead with? Thank you so much in advance!
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I'm doing a project for Econ where I have to pick an economist and explain one of his quotes, along with the person himself, etc. I've picked Milton Friedman and his quote is: “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there'd be a shortage of sand.†Anyone know what it could mean? Ive searched for ages but couldn't find any help with explanation... could you guys share some sources as well if you can? It has to be the above quote, i can't change it
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So, I am very confused about my EE and i kind of have no idea from where to start. The title i came up with would be with a research question of 'Comparing Swedish and British Bio-energy policies made to accomplish the European union 20-20 aims concerned with renewable energy of bio-mass and evaluating which policy type would be most suitable for Latvia.' i am wondering if its not too broad and whether comparisons are accepted by the IB...
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I have a hard time on choosing an appropriate article on international economics for my economics internal assessment. I have found one on the economist and I do not know if it has enough material for analysis and what can i write about it which is connected with the international economics PLEASE HELP link of the article: http://www.economist.com/news/international/21633830-blocking-rogue-states-access-worlds-financial-messaging-network-potent-measure
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Hey, Deadline for choosing the extended essay topic is coming and I've got a huge problem with coming up with one. I am sure that I want to do it about microeconomics - market structure of some particular good/service supply in Warsaw (that's where I live - Warsaw, Poland). I have been also thinking about something like 'Do .... employ proce discrimintaion?' but that question probably has so many factors to consider that it is easy to make a serious error omitting some. Now, knowing that I will go something along the line 'How do the .... fit in the model of (one of the four market structures)?' or 'To what extent does the... supply in Warsaw fit into the ... model struct…
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Hi, does anyone have notes they don't mind sharing on the 2015 case study? thank you
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Hi, Can we have a discussion about the new case study: LadyA? If any one has any information about the new case study like possible questions can you please post them below. Thank you.
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Hey Can someone explain me what does "flooding the market with cheap goods" mean exactly? Is it the same as dumping? If I were to use this for my economics commentary, should i refer to it as dumping and draw a diagram based on dumping?
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Hi there, I had some confusion regarding the IA rules of Economics. It says to use 3 different sources. All three sources of mine are from the internet, but from different websites for the first two. Micro is from fox news, and macro from BBC news. Can my third IA also be on a BBC news article, but pertaining to a whole different country?
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I am a junior and I just started Business Management SL. We've done three summative so far and I got 5.6.5 for each one. I always make mistakes in these essays and feel not able to improve. Can someone help me with it?
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I know that extrats should be taken from different sources and never from radio ant television broadcasts. But what exactly is a source? Can I take all extraxts from different newspapers? Or should I get one from the internet, one from a magazine and one from a news paper?
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What is MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE ??
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Economics IA Grade Boundaries
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Hey guys! I just finished my 2nd Econ commentary and my teacher graded my draft. Do you know the grade boundaries? Would 15/17 be a 6 or 7 for example? Peace
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Hi guys, I want to switch to Business Management SL from Music SL. I'm really not coping well with music SL. School has started for 3 months, do you guys think I can catch up if I switch to business management now? I want to eventually be getting at least a 6/7 in this subject. I'm pretty good at reading and writing well in English, but how difficult would it be switching to business and management? Thanks so much in advance! -Struggling IB student
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http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/fall-in-crude-oil-prices-hits-knitwear-exporters/article6480100.ece this is the article i choose i want hel on how to proceed further
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I am a new B&M student and I have no idea what case study is? Can someone help me?
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Hi everyone, Im really struggling on how to cite and reference my work in my Business IA. I got all of my information from my dad who already has all of the SWOT for the possible expansion locations of a few factories. How do I cite this in my IA? IM REALLY STRUGGLING ANY HELP WOULD BE REALLY REALLY APPRECIATED!!! THANKS GUYS
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Hello guys, I was given this article (http://www.bbc.com/news/health-29175088) to write my Microeconomics IA on, and I need some help in turning this article into a economics commentary. any suggestions of what i should talk about here? thanks!
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So I wanted to my Econ IA on Coffee and as an extension Coffee Beans. So I was wondering if this was a decent article to write a Microeconomic IA on. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-20/starbucks-raises-prices-as-arabica-coffee-costs-increase.html
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Hey guys, I'm currently looking for some articles on international economics for my 3rd eco commentary. I would really appreciate if you could take a look at some of the articles I found and give me some feedback whether they are good or not. Btw, I am focusing on tariffs. I kinda like all of them, and that gives me hard time to decide. Thanks for the help! http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/2705089/winegrower-rejoices-at-free-trade-agreements-tariff-reduction/?cs=12 http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2014/11/17/china-trade-deal-revealed.html http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fi-tn-us-china-tech-tariffs-20141111-story.html
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Hello guys, I am going to submit my IA in a short time, but one of my friends has told me something that started to freak me out. I have used 3 different pages from a 200 pages report as three different supporting documents. My friend says that they count as one supporting document as they come from the same source, so is he right? or are they three different ones? Thanks in advance
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Hi ! I am doing Economics HL and I am kind of struggling to learn the language of economics and I'm kind of behind. So i decided to buy a study guide or a book that would help me learn this language. But i need you help, would you know any good books to help me? or editions? or books that you used to help get through the ib in economics? Thanks !!
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Business and Management Research Question Help?
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I've actually posted this in the EE section of the forums, but I thought that I might be able to get another opinion in this section. I came up with this research question for my Extended essay, and hope I can get some feedback or suggestions on improving it. How effective has the (merger) between Sulit and OLX been as a growth strategy for the former, in terms of marketing and operations management? Honestly, since I haven't gotten word from the company yet, I'm not even sure if it was a merger or an acquisition that occurred, so I left that part in parentheses.
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Hi guys i need help in finding 2 articles for my microeconomics commentary can any of u help me with this one i dont find anything good. guys i am waiting for the support
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Hey! I'm new to this forum and I was wondering if I can ask tips on getting a really good mark on my IA? For my IA, I chose Nintendo as my company and my question is "Will the release of the product 'Amiibo' increase Nintendo's overall profit?" I'm planning on using a SWOT analysis as one of my business tools. I was wondering if this tool is viable business tool to use for my IA? And mind if you guys recommend other business tools that can go well with my IA? Thanks!!
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Hi all, I really need comprehensive case study pack by Paul Hoang as my business p1 exam is approaching. Can you share with me if your school has bought it? Or can you share your case study notes with me if you have ever studied in class? Thanks *I hope I am not breaking any forum rules. Please let me know if asking this is permissible.
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Hi I just finished my economics paper 1 and realized that when I started a new answer booklet I didn't rewrite the question number. Will this cause problems when scanning and severely damage my results?
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Hey guys, so my teacher had asked me to make a research proposal for the IA (Written Commentary) and i havent started doing it and it's due next week i think. so i have several possible research question about a local restaurant which i have connection to. so i was hoping that you guys would give me feedback on which question is the "best" to do. i am really interested in hrm, so i think all of the questions are related to hrm somehow. or maybe if you guys have better research question idea let me know! thanks! any feedbacks, advices or comments are highly appreciated! 1. Should Company XYZ change its leadership style in order to increase the company’s sales? …
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How is Samsung's Sales affected by the release of Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+? Is this a good/correct topic for the SL Business and Management IA Commentary?? Need your views?? Thanks in advance!
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I need to practice evaluation and essay type economics question. Do you guys know any good resources? I'm in term 2 of DP1 and I need to start getting consistent 7s.
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In my school we were unfortunately not able to combine Physics HL and Economics SL so I can't take economics because it will interfere with my physics lessons, but since we have an economics teacher I thought that what if I can self-study economics SL because I really want to study that subject. Is it doable to self-study economics or is it too hard? Please help me.
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I believe the hardest part of the IA portfolio is discovering and relevantly decent article on international economics and I just read one and thought i would post it here. You may find articles that revolve around the same premise emanated throughout this article. Good luck http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/25/opinion/mutiga-africas-path-to-prosperity.html?ref=international&_r=0
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Does anyone have notes/materials/ helpful websites from Macroeconomics?
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Would be really, really, really helpful! Thanks!
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HI I was hoping to receive some advice on my last Internal assessment on economics,since I'm struggling on how to structure it. I've decided to do it about HL theory of the firm and market structure, my article is about how Coke and Pepsi compete by the launch of new different sodas" In the first paragraph i defined this market as an Oligopoly and link the competition of Coke and Pepsi to the assumption Oligopoly has; - The concentration ratio of Pepsi, Coke, Dr Pepper..etc -Both sell similar products, "close substitutes" -Barriers to entry - The Interdependence (I don't know if i must include a diagram in the first paragraph) On the second paragraph i was going t…
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