day and age that we live in‚ technology is becoming an essential part of our daily lives. The twenty-first century‚ largely dubbed as the “Age of Technology” and also the “Era of Globalization‚” has brought on the feasibility of an interconnected world. Globalization is considered to be the unavoidable wave of the future. A few texts from Kwame Anthony Appiah‚ Marshall Poe‚ and Thomas L. Friedman further elaborate on a few important aspects of globalization. Technology‚ a major part of globalization
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beginning to throw in their boots and let robots do the dirty work” (Briggs). Technology in this world has grown over the past decades and we have become more and more reliant on our technology. Agribots and drones is the newest and latest thing in this world that could really boots our crop productivity. Thomas L. Friedman‚ author of The World is Flat‚ argues that‚ “As an individual‚ in a flat world is figuring out how to make yourself as an ‘untouchable’” (280). He then describes ‘untouchables’
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The video discussion‚ Tom Freedman‚ The World is Flat‚ is about Tom Freedman’s experience of how he learned the world is flat. By this‚ he means that anyone can send their own content to anyone in the world‚ basically for free. Tom believes the global economic playing field is being leveled. He believes this happened by three great eras of globalization. The first‚ globalization 1.0 started in 1492 and lasted until early 1800’s where the world shrunk from large to medium. The Spanish explored the
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enrolled in the University of Life‚ become skilled at finding valuable life lessons in all of their experiences. a. True b. False Emotionally intelligent people realize that they are not responsible for the experiences they create in their inner world. a. True b. False People are either born with high self-esteem or they’re not. a. True b. False Everything that you have now is the sum of the you have made in the past. All that you will create in the future is the sum of the you
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its clothing close to home where they are being sold 2. How might SWOT analysis be helpful to Inditex executives? To Zara store managers? Zara is owned by the Spanish fashion retail group Inditex SA. They recognizes that success in the fashion world is based on a simple rule which is getting products to market quickly which involves a clear and focused understanding of fashion‚ the ability to adapt quickly to trends‚ technology‚ and their market. SWOT analysis is helpful to all businesses‚ Inditex
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Chapter Nine Finance: Acquiring and Using Funds to Maximize Value Review Questions 1. What is the key goal that guides the decisions of financial managers? What challenges do financial managers face when they try to find the best sources and uses of funds to meet this goal? The financial mangers goal is acquisition‚ financing‚ and management of assets. The challenges are investment‚ financing‚ and asset management decisions. 2. List the four basic types of financial ratios used to measure
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Catch 22 The Caged Bird Sings of Freedom 2. What actions did the U.S. government take to support slavery? Do these actions support Zinn’s assertion on p. 139 that "Such a government would never accept an end to slavery by rebellion"? Why would the white elite want to determine when and how slavery would end? The U.S. government supported slavery by refusing to enforce the law that prohibited the shipping of new slaves into the nation‚ passing new laws that burdened slaves‚ and repeatedly
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1. uncharged object such as paper? A charged object will attract an uncharged object until they touch‚ and then they will repel one another. When charged objects attract uncharged objects‚ such as when the negatively charged plastic comb or fur attracted the paper‚ the negatively charged comb/fur repelled some of the electrons in the paper. This results in a redistribution of charges in the paper so that one side is more negative than the other side. The net effect is that the paper is attracted
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The purpose of the report in context is to present a Marketing Plan proposal to Nike’s senior management on how to market the modified sneakers for the elderly. In order to make an effective marketing plan‚ findings indicate that marketing research and information is imperative for both environmental and competitor analysis. So to speak‚ the report has delved deeper to present how the 4Ps of marketing mix would be utilized for better marketing of the product. Equally important‚ the report has presented
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Marketing in a Flat World 1) What are the three most critical challenges facing this company in this country. 2) What has the company done to face these challenges and do you think that they are successful Amazon is a fortune 500 online retail company named after the largest river in the world. They specialize in the selling of just about anything over the internet. Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and they began doing business in 1995. Based in Seattle Washington‚ Amazon is the
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