Introduction

A crisis is a situation of instability which results in major problems for a business. Crises are usually unexpected and  often unpredictable. Contingency planning is preparing the immediate steps to be taken by an organization in the event of a crisis or emergency.

Course curriculum

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    Course Information & Support

    • Please Check Now That Your Phone Is In Your Bag. Please Stay For 40 Minutes Of Learning & Sign Out For The Bathrrom During The Last 5 Minutes of Class.

    • Fact Sheet Packet Of Class Policies- Please Scroll Through And Review Again

    • How Well Are You Demonstrating The IB Learner Characteristics? Which Is Your Super Power & Which Presents The Greatest Challenge?

    • Welcome IB Business Management Student

    • Chapter Work Cycle = This Is What We Are Doing In Class & For Homework Every Day

    • Your Business Management Textbook and Assignments

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    • Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do This ...

    • Please Don't Disrupt Our 40 Minute Work Cycle. Leave For The Bathroom During The LAST 5 MINUTES Of Class.

    • Your Quarter Grade
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    Your Notebook Is Your Most Important Weekly Grade & Prepares You For The May Exams

    • New Textbook Chapter 5.7 = 12 Headings

    • Read The Rules For Your Notebook Before Every Grading Day. This Paper Must Be Stapled Onto The Inside Cover Of Each Composition Notebook

    • Video: Watch A Spider Map Being Created (Best Study Tool)

    • How To Draw A Spider Map

    • LOOK: Page-By-Page Visual Instructions For Earning a 100% On Every Notebook Chapter. (NEW For 2024)

    • Video: Take A Tour Of A Business Management Composition Notebook

    • This Is How Your Notebook Pages Will Be Graded

    • Notebook Checklist & Reflection Sheet- Print, Complete, And Staple Onto The Last Page Of Your Chapter Notes BEFORE Scoring Day. It's Best To Pick Up This Blue Color Checklist In Class After We Finish The Chapter Review.
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    "RESOURCE BANK" = Topic Lessons (21) Begin Below this Point:

    • What is the Resource Bank?

    • Take Good Notes - These Posts Contain The Content You Want To Write On The IB Exams

    • RB = 2 Sections & 21 Posts (= 2 RB Day + HW) There are 65 Minutes of Videos + Note-taking For Handouts.

    • Key Objectives: What You Should Be Able To Do By The End Of This 5.7 Chapter
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    Contingency Planning

    • Handout: Key Terms

    • Handout: Common Reasons Why A Business Has No Contingency Plan

    • Handout: Key Steps In Contingency Planning

    • Video: The Four Areas Of A Continuity Plan (Identify & Define)

    • Video: Using a PEST for Contingency Planning

    • Handout: Risk Assessment Considers Probability & Consequence

    • Handout: Advantages And Disadvantages Of Contingency Planning

    • Exam Review Video: Contingency Planning
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    Crisis Management

    • Video Case Study: Bhopal Gas - World's Worst Industrial Disaster

    • Handout: Exam Study Guide For CP & CM

    • Case Study Video: The BP Oil Spill In The Gulf Of Mexico (The "Deep Horizon" Disaster)

    • Handout: Contingency Planning Helps With Crisis Management

    • Handout: Four Factors That Impact The Effectiveness Of Crisis Management

    • Video Case Study: Dominos Pizza

    • Video: Crisis Management Strategies

    • Video Case Study: The Largest Car Recall In History (Toyota)

    • Article: 5 Steps To Handling A Crisis

    • Video: The 10 Golden Rules Of Crisis Communication

    • Video: Video: Poor Crisis Management Impacts Public Relations
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    Crisis Management, Contingency Planning & The CCES Concepts (Creativity-Change-Ethics-Sustainability)

    • CUEGIS Video: Boeing's Plane Crashes- Watch First 5-6 Minutes (= Change, Culture, Ethics)

    • VIDEO: Watch A Graduate School Class At Harvard Business School Do A Crises Management Case Study (= Culture At Harvard)

    • Read These CCES Definitions. If You Write Them On Your May Exams You Get Credit For Clear Evidence of "Synthesis & Evaluation"

    • CCES Assignment: Write 4 CCES Impact Statements For This Chapter Following The Given Model

    • Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Watch The Next Section Of Crisis Management Videos (Scroll Down).
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    Finished Early? Listen & Watch These Bonus Videos Concerning Crisis Management During Covid19 (No Notes Required)

    • Video: Harvard Business School Gives Tips To Small Businesses On How To Manage The Covid 19 Crisis

    • Video: Harvard Business School Discusses Crisis Management During Covid 19

    • Video: Chicago Booth Business School's Perspective On Crisis Management During Covid

    • Video: Harvard Business School (Why Marketing IS Important During Covid)

    • Video: How To Fix The Economy From Covid19 (360 Degree Overview Of Economic Impact)

    • Video: 6 Business Trends Inspired By Covid-19

    • Links To The Best Online Business News Sites
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    Let's Do Some Case Studies

    • Visual Of Case Study Day 1 Process

    • Day 1 Participation Requirements During Sharing

    • Instructions For Case Studies Days

    • New Command Terms Definitions List (2024+) Exams = Rules for Answering Test Questions

    • Old Command Terms List = Rules for Answering Test Questions

    • STORIES: Here Are The 5.7 Cases. Write The Background & Share With Your Team.

    • QUESTIONS: Here Are This Chapter's 5.7 Case Studies For You To Analyze.

    • Show Your Teacher Your Completed Case Studies Then ...

    • Visual Of Case Study Day 2 Process

    • Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do This ...
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    Review Activities

    • WATCH: 5.7 Chapter Review

    • Instruction Sheet for Review Assignment

    • What Should You Do If You Get Stuck On A Question? Don't Skip It! Do This...

    • New 5.7 Review Worksheets With 2 Tasks M/C 1-10 (Title The Top Of A New Page. Then Label The Tasks And Write The Answers In Your Composition Notebook)

    • Put Away Your Pen & Pencil On Review Day- Only Have A Color Pen On Your Desk

    • 5.7 Quizlet

    • Have You Achieved the 5.7 Key Learning Outcomes?

    • Test Yourself! Use The Review Questions Listed At The End Of The Textbook Chapter

    • 5.7 Active Recall Flip Grid Assignment (Objective = Score A 7 For Business Management On Your IB Diploma )

    • Online Students: You Are Almost Finished!

    • Don't Forget The Last Piece!

    • Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do this ...
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    5.7 Quiz Scheduled

    • Come Here On Quiz Day If You Are In The Classroom - Makeups Are On The Day You Return

    • Visual: Quiz Day Schedule Of Activities

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