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Date May 2022 Marks available 4 Reference code 22M.1.SL.TZ0.3
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Outline Question number 3 Adapted from N/A

Question

Refer to the Peacewick University case study (SL/HL paper 1 May 2022).

Outline two STEEPLE factors that influence PU’s decisions.

[4]
a.

Explain ways in which PU could achieve greater sustainability in the 2022/23 academic year (lines 118–131).

[6]
b.

Markscheme

STEEPLE framework: Social, Technological, Economic, Ethical, Political, Legal, Ecological (‘Environmental’)

STEEPLE factors include:

If the STEEPLE factor is not explicitly stated, the “second” mark can be awarded i.e. [0] + [1] if it is clear from the context what factor is being referred to.

Answers must present two separate STEEPLE factors.
E.g. two economic factors would only be awarded a maximum of [2].

Accept any other relevant factor.

Mark as a [2] + [2].

Award [1] for an appropriate factor and [1] for application. Maximum award for two factors: [4].

Note: To be awarded the second mark, each factor must be explicitly linked to the STEEPLE framework. Some flexibility is allowed in the categorization, for example the economic recession could be outlined from a social perspective, or the governments grants could be seen as the result of a legal decision. The same factor, however, cannot be counted twice.

a.

Refer to Paper 1 markbands for 2016 forward, available under the "Your tests" tab > supplemental materials.

Ways to achieve greater sustainability include:

Candidates may refer to different forms of sustainability including the triple bottom line; this should be awarded.

Marks should be allocated according to the Paper 1 markbands for 2016 forward section A.

Award a maximum of [3] for a theoretical answer, or for limiting the answer to only one way, or for only copying extracts from the case study.

Award a maximum of [6].

b.

Examiners report

Some answers were very good; the topics of economic recession and the accident at the nearby chemical plant were the most popular ones. Some candidates however forgot that STEEPLE factors are external, not internal: they wrote about internal issues (for example IT equipment or cash-flow problems), not about the external environment.

a.

Some candidates answered very well, showing their knowledge of the different dimensions of sustainability (economic sustainability, social sustainability and environmental sustainability). Other answers were limited to some ideas lifted from the case study, typically about solar panels, or possible recycling.

b.

Syllabus sections

First exams 2024 » Business management toolkit » STEEPLE analysis
Last exams 2023 » Unit 1: Business organization and environment » 1.5 External environment
Last exams 2023 » Unit 1: Business organization and environment
First exams 2024 » Business management toolkit
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