Corporate Renaissance: Business as an Adventure in Human Development

by Rolf Osterberg

Overview

In this radical book on business and work, Swedish businessman Rolf Osterberg argues that businesses have their priorities all wrong. Paradoxically, corporations also—more than any other institution—have the potential to act as an agent of change toward a human-oriented world. The solution lies in the ongoing fundamental shift in our way of thinking—of our perception of the world, life, the human being, and meaning. This is Osterberg's "new thought." In Corporate Renaissance, Osterberg explores: How the creativity of its employees—not capital—is a company's greatest asset; Why employee-owned companies are the model for the future; Why hierarchies prevent problem-solving; How profit-taking can doom a company; Why setting goals, without an underlying vision, is destructive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616406288
Publisher:	Paraview Press
Publication date:	05/26/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	227 KB

About the Author

Rolf Osterberg was a seasoned executive in the media industry. He was CEO of Svensk Filmindustri, Scandinavia’s largest newspaper company. He served as chairman of the board of more than twenty companies and trade associations, including the Swedish Newspapers Association. Corporate Renaissance, his first book, was a best-seller in Sweden, where it was first published. He also co-authored The Search for Meaning in the Workplace and regularly spoke on the relationship between humans and business organizations in a changing world. He held a law degree from the University of Stockholm and attended the senior management program of Harvard Business School. He was also a faculty member of the University of Creation Spirituality in Oakland, California.