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== Research questions == | == Research questions == | ||
1. Which are the critical parameters that determine and impact a country's social structure? | |||
2. If it is assumed at this stage that a country's social structure can be impacted by any major change in the external environment (PESTE): then what are the expectations/projections for Western European countries (focus on The Netherlands?) regarding changes in its external environments? More specifically: what are the projections for the following parameters: | |||
'''Political structure:''' | |||
emergence of new political parties with anti-X-segments (e.g. X = Christians, Gays, others?); terrorism (& ideas on its anticipated impact: maybe political, social, economical?); European divide (& ideas on its anticipated impact: maybe political, social, economical?) | |||
'''Economical structure:''' GDP development (including impact of China, expansion EU, others?); increasing pension & health payments; energy/oil crisis | |||
'''Social structure:''' | |||
demographic changes (% of immigrants owing to higher birth rates, aging of overall population); changes in migration;changes in lifestyle e.g. individualism vs collectionism; | |||
'''Technology:'''; changes in interconnectivity, teleworking | |||
'''Environmental:''' climate changes | |||
Note to group: please add your research questions below.<br> | Note to group: please add your research questions below.<br> |
Revision as of 21:29, 20 September 2005
Introduction
This page will contain the results of the scenario planning process of group 1 of class RSM EMBA05 on the following subject:
The future of the Western-European society in 2025
Research questions
1. Which are the critical parameters that determine and impact a country's social structure?
2. If it is assumed at this stage that a country's social structure can be impacted by any major change in the external environment (PESTE): then what are the expectations/projections for Western European countries (focus on The Netherlands?) regarding changes in its external environments? More specifically: what are the projections for the following parameters:
Political structure: emergence of new political parties with anti-X-segments (e.g. X = Christians, Gays, others?); terrorism (& ideas on its anticipated impact: maybe political, social, economical?); European divide (& ideas on its anticipated impact: maybe political, social, economical?)
Economical structure: GDP development (including impact of China, expansion EU, others?); increasing pension & health payments; energy/oil crisis
Social structure: demographic changes (% of immigrants owing to higher birth rates, aging of overall population); changes in migration;changes in lifestyle e.g. individualism vs collectionism;
Technology:; changes in interconnectivity, teleworking
Environmental: climate changes
Note to group: please add your research questions below.