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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Mission Statement and brief background about WorldCom. Briefly explain how WorldCom did not honor their statement. WorldCom - "our objective is to be the most profitable ‚ single source provider of communications services to customers around the world. Unstated Mission - Increase shareholder value." WorldCom’s mission statement neatly encapsulated aspirations and strategies to be the leading facilities-based provider of end-to-end Telecommunications and Internet services to business customers
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the eyes and fall. So easy‚ really. Go limp and tumble to the ground and let the muscles unwind and not speak and not budge until your buddies picked you up and lifted you into the chopper that would roar and dip its nose and carry you off to the world. A mere matter of falling‚ yet no one ever fell. It was not courage‚ exactly; the object was not valor. Rather‚ they were too frightened to be cowards.” “Kiowa who saw it happen said it was like watching a rock fall‚ or a big sandbag or something-Just
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WONDERS OF THE WORLD Many lists of wonders of the world are said to have existed during the Middle Ages‚ although it is unlikely that these lists originated at that time because the word medieval was not even invented until the Enlightenment-era‚ and the concept of a Middle Age did not become popular until the 16th century. Brewer’s refers to them as "later list[s]" suggesting the lists were created after the Middle Ages. Many of the structures on these lists were built much earlier than the
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LION * Lions are the second largest big cat species in the world (behind tigers). * The average male lion weighs around 180 kg (400 lb) while the average female lion weighs around 130 kg (290 lb). * The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 kilometers (5.0 miles) away. * Most lions found in the wild live in southern and eastern parts of Africa. * Lions are very social compared to other cat species‚ often living in prides that feature females‚ offspring and a few adult males.
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Global Economics January 2011 The world in 2050 Quantifying the shift in the global economy With the rapid growth of the emerging markets‚ the global economy is experiencing a seismic shift. In this piece‚ we argue that this shift is set to continue. By 2050‚ the collective size of the economies we currently deem ’emerging’ will have increased five-fold and will be larger than the developed world. And 19 of the 30 largest economies will be from the emerging world. At the same time‚ there will be
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The World Bank Bureaucracy is one of the pillars of modern western society. Although this statement is debatable from many aspects‚ most would agree that‚ at the very least‚ our lives are greatly affected by bureaucracy. Bureaucracy is the ’pure form of rational organization’ (Newson‚ Jan 11). Not only is it a method for achieving goals efficiently and effectively‚ but it is acclaimed as the most able strategy to meet objectives. The World Bank is a classic example of a bureaucratic organization
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World Hunger Richard Zhu Every day after the bells ring‚ the sound of the pupils’ footsteps filing out of their classrooms is heard. This is the favorite time of the day: Lunch time. The children bring their lunch trays and boxes onto the tables and begin to eat. However‚ after they are finished‚ the serving bowls and plastic are not the only things found in the trash cans. Burgers that have one bite taken from them and food that has not even been touched at all littler the bottom of the contraption
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A World In Flux by Andrew Broggins In an election year where all things cannot be considered constant and things are forever changing we are in a world of flux. Just a year ago‚ the things happening in our local economy‚ national economy‚ and worldly economy‚ couldn’t have been predicted. In the midst of an erratic and hostile election year‚ where there are mass changes of commands of world powers and numbers are up and down in a week from revisions and upticks‚ who knows where
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During my study in the World Civilizations class‚ it occurred to me that although many ancient civilizations established far apart and independent from each other‚ yet somehow we can trace tremendous evidences showing us that their cultures‚ beliefs‚ world views‚ traditions are somewhat similar to one another. I am very interested in discover more details about when those ancient civilizations was formed‚ the people at that time did not have effective transportations or contact methods like us today
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