Assignment 1: The World is Flat 3.0 (10 points) Listen to Tom Friedman’s MIT talk titled “The World is Flat 3.0” and answer the following questions. Your answers must be short‚ succinct‚ and structured‚ and not of the rambling type. The suggested total length of your answers is 1-2 pages. 1. According to Friedman‚ what are the differences between Globalization 1.0‚ 2.0‚ and 3.0? What was the key driver for each phase of globalization? (3 points) Globalization 1.0 was built around countries having
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in our modern day. What is globalization? Has globalization passed its peak? Is the world flat or spiky? There are several very vocal proponents of an argument that the world has become flat in recent years. However‚ there are some writers have the opposite opinion. This paper introduces both sides of the debate and presents the arguments for and against the idea that the world has become flat in recent years. The term “globalization” today refers to the shift in the world economy. It is moving
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Do you know what it means to be an American.Freedom‚ honor‚ and patriotism is what it means to be an american. First of all the whole idea of being an American revolves around freedom. The greatest freedom we have is freedom of speech‚ it allows you to express yourself in ways never even imagined. We as Americans can be what we want and do the job we want. Nevertheless as an American you can do as you wish if you want to build a 50 foot statue build one. In my opinion‚ freedom is a very wonderful
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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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from fear of punishment” (Gandhi). To me‚ this quote means power through generosity and kindness is longer lasting and more genuine than power gained by terror . The first part of the quote‚ “Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love” (Gandhi) means that a person can come to power by two ways. One way is by making a person do something because he is afraid of what the consequences will be if he does not do the task. For example‚ in Animal Farm by
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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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Culture‚ a term which the definition can be altered in many ways by every person alive. Because of the way I saw society‚ I have come to believe that culture means the pre-born beliefs you are supposed to spread and live by. However because I‚ Tomas Watts am a free thinker‚ I can leave the preset definition of culture. Culture to me means an aspect of life that you love and will always be willing to change. My culture is Human. My culture is one which can be modified on the spot‚ a belief that can
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WHAT DOES BEING A MALAYSIAN MEAN TO YOU? Malaysia is a multiracial country and has a population of 23.27 million cosisting of 61 percent Malays‚ 30 percent Chinese‚ 8 percent Indians and 1 percent of other ethnic groups. Malaysia is unique because of its diversity of races‚ religions and cultures‚ the stability of the country and many places of interests. Besides‚ there are many international achievements which can be considered as the pride of our nation. Diversity of races‚ religions and cultures
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Question # 1 What do you mean by ‘new product’? List the steps in new product development process and the major consideration managing the process? New Products: New Products are goods or services that differ from its characteristics and new products produced by the firm. Types of Product: • New to world products: These are new inventions and discoveries like laser printers etc. • New category products: These are new for the company but not for the World. • Additions to product lines: These are
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1. In your own words‚ I would like you to define what success means to you. Based on our in-class discussion‚ please articulate the three main ingredients you believe will contribute to the feeling that your career is fueling professional and personal success. For example‚ making a positive difference in the lives of others‚ making a lot of money‚ being respected by your family and colleagues‚ being known as a leader in your field‚ etc. Then‚ discuss how you could use these definitions of success
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