together to provide the products and services demanded by the customers at the end of the supply chain. As an example, journalist and author Thomas L. Friedman describes the global collaboration that took place in the production of a Dell laptop he had ordered, in his article, “The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention,” from his book The World is Flat. Friedman speaks of the ‘flattening’ of the world, which is an international equalization of business competition, facilitated by increasing interconnectedness
has allowed the world once stricken with distinct cultures and borders to consolidate into a functioning machine-like entity. This entity not only delivers the products seen on my desk, but it also has the potential to do wonders. For example, Thomas Friedman proposes the theory that globalization is not merely an efficient machine but a mechanism for peace in his book The World Is Flat. This peace is held together through a symbiotic relationship, with each component secured with their place in line
The world is flat by Thomas Freidman is a very debatable book that is focused around how the world is becoming flat. Thomas uses the metaphor the world is flat to explain how the global competitive field is being leveled. He first realizes this on his trip to Bangalore, India. On his trip he is followed by a discovery channel crew and he interviews Indian businessmen and women working for American companies. He discover that they can communicate with there partners around the world by video conferencing
as evidence for the theory is undeniable. Friedman dissection of globalization is a bold attempt to explain and understand the driving forces flattening of the world, although he acknowledged that the nature of the beast prevents one from having all the answers. frank is in line with the overall theme of the book, in which we must learn how to learn, teach ourselves to stay curious and innovative, if we want to succeed in the global economy. Friedman warned that the forces could seriously jeopardize
The crucial conceptual error in Friedman’s thesis is that he assumes his 10 flatteners would automatically and rapidly lead to a more interconnected and, therefore, flat world. But the opposite has often been the case. The empirical evidence suggests that the global economy is increasingly being driven by urban clusters and, if anything, becoming more instead of less “curved.” The danger of Friedman’s flat-world thesis is that it could cause executives to misinterpret the trends they observe in their
Thomas Friedman, born in 1953 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is currently an Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times. He has been the paper’s foreign affairs Op-Ed since 1995, after he had joined the paper in 1981, became the Beirut bureau chief in 1982, Jerusalem Bureau chief in 1984, in Washington as the diplomatic correspondent in 1989, and later the White House correspondent (The New York Times). He is a leading columnist in foreign affairs, specifically dealing with the Middle East and Asia (Encyclopædia
Challenge to U.S. Competitiveness, Restoring American Competitiveness, Can Americans Compete? a. Discuss the combined message) and implications of Thomas Friedman’s THREE video presentations. How did the world become flat? What does it mean for businesses and for the expanded work force (like you and me), now that the world is hyper-connected and flat? Thomas Friedman’s videos discussing how the world is flat was in relation to the economy and not the actual geographical structure. Globalization has
well as information is imperative in the shaping of global affairs. Friedman’s “It’s a Flat World, After All” accurately depicts this technological revolution and is in my opinion the most relevant to the current and the future of global affairs. Friedman makes it clear that knowledge and information is going to be transformative as it gets in to the hands of every individual, no matter the country. This spread of information will be transformative for
Hi, After watching Friedman’s lecture on his belief of how globalization and information technology have been primary drivers to today's "flat world." He stated that this actually came about by accident. How his theory developed in India, while filming a documentary. He was interviewing a CEO who stated the “global economy is being leveled and stated Americans are not ready for it”, which is what lead him to creating his book the world, is flat. Implications for innovation and entrepreneurial
Thomas Friedman’s introduction started with a brief history of how we found out that the world is round. He then went from talking about the 1400s to the present time and finished his paragraph with “The world is flat.” (Pg.33). Obviously, we all know that the world is round, so this caught my attention because I wanted to understand what he was about to explain. He spoke about how technology and globalization changed people’s lives and many people didn’t realize it. His first two paragraphs were