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

    • Here Is Our IB BM Textbook- Give It 30 Seconds To Fully Upload

    • 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

    • Your Notebook Assignment Helps You Build Attention To Detail

    • 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. (Updated For 2025)

    • 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.

    • Scan & Upload Your Completed Chapter Notebook Pages As One Single PDF file In TEAMS

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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

    • Visual: Quiz Day Schedule Of Activities

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

    • After The Quiz, Do The Assigned "Beyond The Tank" Work. If You Have An Excused Absence For Today, You Are Also Excused From This Assignment (Write "ABSENT" With The Date On The Notebook Page)

What's Next?

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