Convergence” I. Summary/Synopsis Thomas L.Friedman‚ The World is Flat: a brief history of the twenty-first century. Published by Farrar‚ Straus and Giroux‚ 2007. Friedman discusses the "triple convergence." The convergence of the ten flatteners had created a whole new platform. It is a global‚ Web-enabled platform for multiple forms of collaboration. This platform enables individuals‚ groups‚ companies‚ and universities anywhere in the world to collaborate - for the purposes of innovation‚ production
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The Ten Forces That Flattened the World These are the ten factors describing how the world is becoming “flat” or globally interconnected‚ thereby allowing businesses all over the world to compete on a more equal playing field. 1. The New Age of Creativity (the fall of the Berlin Wall) This event “tipped the balance of power across the world toward those advocating democratic‚ consensual‚ free-market-oriented governance‚ and away from those advocating authoritarian rule with centrally planned economies
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Not being involved with any outsourcing business‚ I experience the flatness of the world through online communities‚ media streaming‚ file and information sharing‚ e-mails and chatting‚ etc. Through social networking websites like Friendster‚ I can stay in touch with my distant friends and relatives. Instead of going to a mall‚ I can actually stay at home and shop online from anywhere around the world. And as a student who is usually bombarded with a lot of research work‚ I rely on search engines
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Thomas Friedman’s idea that the world is flattening is based on recent observations that the global economic “playing field” is becoming increasingly easier to enter and to compete in. Friedman notes ten events that have played a significant role in this phenomenon. Friedman noted some very interesting events that helped lead to the flattening of the world‚ such as outsourcing‚ offshoring‚ supply chaining and “insourcing”. The two events of Friedman’s ten that I found to be most interesting
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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century is an international bestselling book by Thomas Friedman that analyzes globalization‚ primarily in the early 21st century. The title is a metaphor for viewing the world as a level playing field in terms of commerce‚ where all competitors have an equal opportunity. As the first edition cover illustration indicates‚ the title also alludes to the perceptual shift required for countries‚ companies and individuals to remain competitive in a
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Changes In The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman‚ Friedman insinuates that politics‚ globalization‚ and technology are rapidly changing the world. Friedman warns the public that America is not ready for these changes and should try to embrace them. I thoroughly enjoyed Friedman’s references to the advancements in technology. It opened my eyes and made me realize how far our civilization has truly come in such a short time period. Friedman believes that the dot-com boom played a crucial role in
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“The World is Flat” is a very catchy yet baffling title. Initially‚ no clue is given about the book being related to technology‚ yet the author is able to describe how technology is revolutionizing the world. Thomas L. Friedman starts his book by describing how he came up with the phrase “The World is Flat”. He begins his book by comparing his journey to the one of Columbus’ trip to India and how Columbus and had concluded that the world was flat. On his visit to Bangalore he visits Infosys Technologies
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Assignment Title: Individual Assignment – Book Review Book title: The World Is Flat- the Globalization World in the Twenty First Century Author: Thomas L. Friedman Introduction ‘The World Is Flat- the Globalization World in the Twenty First Century’ is a well written book by Thomas L. Friedman based on his personal experience‚ case studies‚ and etc. He explores the political and technological changes that have made the world a smaller place. From the explosion of the internet to the dot com bubble
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evaluate the ‘World is Flat’ thesis put forward by Thomas Friedman. Thomas Friedman in his recent book ‘The world is flat’ discusses a short history of globalisation in the twenty-first century. His discovering journey took him around the world to investigate the new concept in transnational business. He views himself as Columbus-like‚ but in a new modern word‚ in which he is searching for the sources of today’s wealth. Only to come to a rhetorical conclusion that the world is “flat” not round!
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We live in a world that is Not That Flat OB - II Project Report Submitted by: Manish Saluja Mayank Kapoor Mayank Tyagi Manik Jhamb Manish Srivastava Contents Introduction 3 Objective 4 Historical Evolution of Globalization on Organizational Structure 5 Case Studies – Showcasing successful organizational structures 6 Nike Model 6 Microsoft Model 7 Globaloney – Unraveling the myths of Globalization 11 Problems with Traditional Globalization Theories 11 Reasons for
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