As the world continues to evolve at breakneck speed, how will business be affected? Will large corporations turn into mini-states, taking on an ever-bigger role in society? Will the trend toward specialisation foster the rise of collaborative networks? Will the environmental agenda force fundamental changes in business strategy?
We believe it is possible that all three worlds? Blue, Orange , and Green—will co-exist in some form, perhaps delineated along geographical or industry lines.
See how the interplay of global forces—individualism versus collectivism, corporate integration versus fragmentation—affect tomorrow’s business models.
| Michael Rendell
Partner and leader of Human resource services
Tel: +44 20 721 24945 |
Leyla Yildirim
Marketing, Human resource services
Tel: +44 1481 75 2039 |
Technology, globalisation, demographics and other factors will influence organisational structures and cultures. Our scenarios outline three future business models:
Businesses are grappling with the problems of growing skills shortages, managing people through change, and optimising workforce performance. By 2020, with the radical changes in business models, they will be facing issues such as:
HR has often been perceived as a passive, service-oriented function. But, given tomorrow’s workplace and business environment, we believe HR now stands at a crossroads. It could go one of three ways:

USKaren Vander Linde
Partner and leader, People and Change
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (US)
+1 (703) 918 3271
karen.m.vanderlinde@us.pwc.comJohn Caplan
Partner and leader, Human Resource Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (US)
+1 (646) 471 3646
john.caplan@us.pwc.com |
Asia |
EuropeHenk van Cappelle
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Netherlands)
+31 20 568 6210
henk.van.cappelle@nl.pwc.com |