Dr. Kjell A. Nordstrom is the enfant terrible of the new world of business. He talks to audiences all over the world. He writes best-selling books and his performances are high touch, dynamic, highly interactive, thought provoking and always in line with time.

Dr. Kjell A. Nordstrom is the enfant terrible of the new world of business. He talks to audiences all over the world. He writes best-selling books and his performances are high touch, dynamic, highly interactive, thought provoking and always in line with time.

The 2007 Thinkers 50, the world's first ranking of management thinkers, ranked Dr. Nordstrom and his partner Dr. Jonas Ridderstrale at number thirteen in the world. His dynamic style makes him a highly appreciated speaker through out the world.

Dr. Nordstrom has 20 years of experience working with multinational companies and has served as an advisor and consultant to several large multinationals throughout the world.

Dr. Nordstrom holds an economic licentiate degree and a doctoral degree from the Stockholm School of Economics. He is presently an 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 globalisation. Dr. Nordstrom has published three books and numerous articles on the internationalisation process of firms.

The book Funky Business - Talent Makes Capital Dance (co-authored with Jonas Ridderstrale) 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, and Paris Match. It is an international best seller, so far translated into 32 languages. Funky Business was rated one of the five best business books of the year, by both Amazon.co.uk and Management General, in 2000. The book was also ranked at number 16 in a survey of the best business book of all time.

Dr. Nordstrom's second book, Karaoke Capitalism: Management for Mankind (co-authored with Jonas Ridderstrale) 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 institutionalised imitation. Only imagination and innovation place societies, organisations and individuals centre-stage. Karaoke Capitalism is a call to arms. To date Karaoke Capitalism has been contracted for publication in 23 languages.

With his colleague, Dr. Jonas Ridderstrale, he recently co-authored, Funky Business Forever, the long awaited update to the international bestseller. Funky Business Forever takes a look back on the later half of the millenniums first decade and provides evolved thinking and commentary in a way that is truly funky and down to business.

Dr. Nordstrom and Dr. Ridderstrale are rebels with a cause. With their unorthodox combination of academic rigor, forceful logic and funky freethinking they once again re-write the rules for revolutionaries. This is a true workout for the wits. In March 2004 the authors appeared on CNN's program Global Office for a long interview, recorded in Stockholm, on the ideas behind Karaoke Capitalism.

Dr. Kjell A. Nordstrom is an extremely sought after lecturer. He enjoys keynote presentations as well as smaller work shops.