Dr. Kjell A. Nordström is a guru of the new world of business. The 2011
Thinkers 50, the world's first ranking of management thinkers ranked
Nordström at number 23 in the world and number one in Europe. He is
presently Associate Professor at the Institute of International Business
(IIB) at the Stockholm School of Economics. His research and consulting
focus is on the areas of corporate strategy, multinational corporations and
globalization.
Kjell holds an Economic Licentiate degree and a doctoral degree from the
Stockholm School of Economics. Kjell has been responsible for the
International Business course at the Stockholm School of Economics and is
one of the founders of the schools most prestigious management programs,
"The Advanced Management Program - AMP". AMP is a five-week top-management
program that attracts the elite of Scandinavian executives. He is also on
the board of directors of several companies.
Author of the book Funky Business - Talent makes capital dance, this is a
manifesto of what our time requires from business firms and their leaders.
The book has been featured on CNN and CNBC, and appeared in Fortune, Fast
Company, Time Magazine, Financial Times, Paris Match, etc. and is an
international best-seller, translated into more than 27 languages.
Amazon.co.uk and Management General rated Funky Business as one of the five
best business books of that year. The book was recently ranked at number 16
in a survey of the best business book of all time.
His latest book Karaoke
Capitalism: Management for Mankind is a new manifesto for how to make it in
the world of Karaoke Capitalism. Individuals with endless choice dominate
the karaoke economy. The trouble for business is that the karaoke club is
also home to institutionalized imitation.
Copycats abound. Only imagination
and innovation place societies, organizations and individuals center-stage.
Karaoke Capitalism is a call to arms.
Kjell is a rebel with a cause. With his unorthodox combination of academic
rigor, forceful logic and funky free-thinking he once again re-writes the
rules for revolutionaries.
Presenting a manifesto of what is required from organisations and their
leaders, he delivers powerful and sharp messages to test your views of
business. He challenges the validity of conventional approaches in today's
world, yet submits real and alternative strategies for sustainability
His style mirrors his message, unconventional yet valid, dynamic yet
noteworthy. He is not your typical business guru; his revolutionary message
is delivered in a revolutionary way.
