Corporate Characters: 52 Shades of Business
Nov 2017 · tredition
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A corporation is a world all its own. Its inhabitants include the full deck of 52 Corporate Characters described in this book. Among them are not only human species such as the CEO and the Janitor, but also more abstract characters like Profit, Gossip, Corporate Humor, Corporate Romance and the Corporate Spirit. You will learn about the deeper meaning of the Water Cooler and of life in a Cubicle. Read about Rightsizing and Self-Evaluation. Especially important for the atmosphere of a corporation are colorful characters like the Has-Been, the Hands-On, the Empty Suit, the Wannabe, the Yes-Man, the Nitpicker, the Fussbudget, and more. Advanced corporations also feature the Trophy Wife, the Visionary, and the Godfather. The philosophy behind these wild and wily, tame and timid, high and mighty inmates of a contemporary business bestiary is described in an introductory essay, with references to American folklore, the Bible, and famous authors such as Thoreau and Shakespeare.
About the author
Wulf Rehder hat ein paar Semester lang alte Sprachen studiert, dann Physik und Mathematik, in der er auch promoviert hat. Statt Geld zu verdienen, ging er als Stipendiat der Studienstiftung nach Berkeley und studierte danach für zwei Jahre Japanisch in Bonn und Tokio. Es folgte eine anregende Zeit als Assistent an der TU Berlin. Von 1981 bis 1986 war er Professor der Mathematik in Kalifornien. Mehrere Positionen als Manager in Technologie-Firmen im Silicon Valley wurden unterbrochen von einem zweijährigen abenteuerlichen Aufenthalt in Pisa, Italien. Nach 32 Jahren im Ausland wird er gerade wieder heimisch in der deutschen Sprache. Weitere Bücher von Wulf Rehder: Hallo Herr Goethe: Phantastische E-mails seit Adam und Eva (2015), Neue Märchen der Geschwister Grimm: Für große und kleine Leute (2016), Quisquilien zu Thomas Mann - Glossen und Gedankenkrümel (2017).
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