This book presents the research and studies undertaken by UNIAPAC, the lead partner of one of the research tracks of the Phase 1 of the FOWLS Project entitled “The future of enterprise and entrepreneurship after Laudato si’”.
This book is the result of more than 5 years of work within the framework of the project The future of work, Labour after Laudato si’. The investigation presented here focuses on the potential impact of transformative forces at work today that could affect the enterprise, entrepreneurship and work of tomorrow. These transformative forces are either external or internal to the world of business. They have to be, first, identified; and, second, assessed from the Laudato si’ perspective, as either threats or opportunities, enhancing or compromising the contribution of enterprises to the future of decent work and the common good. The research also focused on the importance of turning business into a noble vocation, aiming particularly at full employment in conditions of human dignity. We thereby affirm that work is an essential means of human fulfilment and a contribution to the common good.