Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny
Directed by Jasmila Žbanić2024 86mDocumentary
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After World War II, in the devastated, rural Bosnia and Herzegovina, entrepreneur Emerik Blum created a large and successful company "Energoinvest" that operated worldwide with billions of dollars in profit. Taking advantage of the specific position of Yugoslavia, which did not belong to either the Eastern or Western political blocs, the company - relying on socialism and capitalism - operated according to a unique business model based on worker participation in management and profit. Emerik Blum turned a small studio into a business giant by operating according to a self-management model in which all employed workers decide on all matters concerning their company. This film shows us the successful application of this, the most democratic model of management, which is still unknown to the general public.
