IB Business Management IA Source Checker

Business Management IA sources should form a balanced set of 3-5 supporting documents, usually recent, relevant to the real organization, and varied enough to support analysis rather than repeat one company viewpoint.

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Business Management IA source check

Marksy reads the links or notes you give it, applies the rules for your IB assignment, and only stops to ask you something when the answer would change the verdict.

  1. Assignment
  2. 2Sources
  3. 3Clarify
  4. 4Verdict

Checking against

Business Management IA

What usually works for Business Management IA

Usually strong

  • Annual reports, financial statements, investor updates, or audited company data.
  • Recent news articles, industry reports, government statistics, and market data.
  • Interviews or surveys when the provenance is clear and the method is explained.

Example

A 2025 annual report, a 2026 news article about the decision, customer survey results, and a competitor/industry report.

Needs a second look

  • Company website pages that only promote the organization.
  • Old strategic documents unless the IA is explicitly about a long-running decision.
  • Textbooks or class notes: useful for theory, but not supporting documents.

Example

A company press release with useful facts but no independent viewpoint.

Avoid or replace

  • Wikipedia or encyclopedia summaries as supporting documents.
  • AI-generated business summaries with no traceable underlying evidence.
  • A source pack where every document comes from the same organization viewpoint.

Example

A textbook chapter explaining SWOT analysis.

Where to find better Business Management IA sources

If a source gets a warning, don't just add more websites. Search for sources that match the assessment rule and can carry real analysis.

Searches to try

If a source is weak

  • Replace wikipedia or encyclopedia summaries as supporting documents. with annual reports, financial statements, investor updates, or audited company data..
  • Use company website pages that only promote the organization. only as context unless your teacher confirms they can carry evidence.
  • Add one source that gives direct evidence for the IA, not just general background.

Good places to look

  • Annual reports, financial statements, investor updates, or audited company data
  • Recent news articles, industry reports, government statistics, and market data
  • Interviews or surveys when the provenance is clear and the method is explained

Questions people ask