Business Trends

Studies on structural changes as an integral part of studies on organizational change, have received great attention starting from Chandler (1962) who developed the strategy-structure paradigm. It promotes organizations in M- form suggesting adaptation of the organizational structure to align as well with its strategic goals. This approach became very important assuming that strategic changes governing structural changes.This paper is focused in the field of management, and structural changes as an integral part of studies on organizational change in Albania. The impetus to this work is related to a number of important transformations of Albanian society after the 90‟. Nowadays, with significant trends towards globalization, innovation has become the dominant element in the context of social and economic developments, identifying clearly what we call now the knowledge society, poses new challenges to the business and its management. It is important for everyone, especially for man...

In the business world, business is about creating value for stakeholders. Stakeholders want
business professionals who are responsible towards the business community and society. The
curriculum of Business Studies (BS) is responsible to mould high school leavers into
entrepreneurs or continue to institutions of higher learning. BS of Malaysia is a decade old but
not moderated or revised. There is a need to know whether the present curriculum is catering to
future business needs. This is a preliminary and ongoing study. This study explores future
business trends, business competencies needed of school leavers, and the content of BS
curriculum of the future. A qualitative approach is used, whereby stakeholders were interviewed
and review of literature was carried out. Generic skills and apprenticeship are advocated in the
future BS curriculum.
Keywords: Future Business Trends; Stakeholders; Curriculum; Business Studies; Competencies

Auteurs: P.J. Biemans, G. Çelik, P.J. de Koning, D. Ropes
Deze publicatie is een uitgave van Hogeschool Inholland en is tot stand gekomen naar aanleiding van een onderzoek door het Business Research Centre. Dit werd gepresenteerd tijdens het Symposium 'Business trends: gevolgen voor organisatie en werk' op 20 mei 215 in Hogeschool Inholland Rotterdam.