Mr Kjell Nordstrom, author of Funky Business, meets George Lee in Stockholm, Sweden, in Winds of Change (RT╔ 1, 7.30 p.m., Monday).
He argues that quantum leaps are taking place in values, institutions and technology. As a result, a brutal dog-eat-dog society is developing. He believes many older, established firms will have great difficulty in dealing with the implications of these global forces.
Stress is becoming a synonymous feature of 21st century working life and 4 x 4 (Monday, 7.30 p.m., BBC1) examines increasingly hectic lifestyles in Britain.
Columnist Anna Raeburn examines whether companies are doing enough to treat stress before employees reach burnout. She investigates whether the burgeoning "stress industry" is helping or hindering.
Media tycoon Mr Avtar Lit has gone from being a cigar-smoking cabbie to being worth £50 million sterling (€79 million). A former pirate DJ, he is now the boss of the world's largest Asian commercial independent radio station, reports the new series Bindi Millionaires - Raags To Riches (Tuesday, 7.30 p.m., BBC2). The programme follows Mr Lit on his most recent venture - politics. It also tells of his rise from humble origins.
Slave Nation (Monday, 3.50 a.m., Channel 4) meets self-employed Mike who works 94 hours a week for £100 sterling (€158) in wages; the salesman who commutes four hours a day and has a "telephone marriage"; and the Egg call centre employees, who are so committed to their work that they call themselves the "Egg People".
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