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1) How is the business environment changing? What are the implications of these changes for organizations? What are the implications of these changes for you personally? This question will involve research on your part. The gist of the readings from this week put an emphasis innovation and changes in technology. For businesses this means either rise above and adapt to the changes or sink. Along with advancements in technology comes globalization, meaning companies must be willing to spread…

Flatland is a world that lives on the two-dimensional plane, where its occupants which are geometrical shapes and they live in an exceedingly organized society sorted out into classes depending on the amount of sides of a shape. The storyteller and hero of Flatland, A Square, composes and writes from jail, complicatedly specifying the social association of his nation and relating the disclosures he has gotten from a sphere. At first, a Square meticulously portrays the social scene of Flatland,…

Globalization: Who decides if the world is flat or spiky? Friedman (2005) and Florida (2005) present opposing ideas on the effects of globalization on America and international countries. Friedman (2005) believes that the world is flat; barriers dissolved and allowed communication between countries on one side of the world to another because of access to cyberspace. Friedman (2005) is claiming that everyone who has access to digital technology are equal and no one has an unfair advantage over…

that education should be reflective of this theory. As our world becomes more flattened, or globalized, our education should become more globalized so America can stay in the global race. Linda Darling-Hammond expounds upon Freidman’s Flat world theory in, The Flat World and Education. Hammond discussed that the world is becoming more competitive and that in order to compete, America must frame the education system accordingly (Hammond, 2010). She illustrated that the global education…

It is rather obvious that living in a social environment should be considered to be an irreplaceable prerequisite for the development of the inner potential of a human being. Indeed, by far the majority of the abilities which are considered to be characteristic to the mankind could have developed primarily due to coexistence of people. For example, the very ability of generating verbal interaction was conditioned by the necessity to coordinate actions to hunt a game. Nevertheless, one should…

What is identity? Can some just have one identity for the rest of their life? Or are we changing every day? Where does it all come from? Think about it. According to the dictionary identity is " the state or facts of remaining the same one or ones, as under varying aspects or condition( Dictionary.com)." Ones origin is important but globalization tends to come into conflict and changes ones identity. What is globalization? It 's a variety of things shared around the world for a common purpose.…

to allow for expeditious flow of feedback between workers and executive teams. The transition was most easily envisioned by metaphorically comparing the growth of the company to that of a skyscraper being built: what began with a straightforward flat organizational structure, gradually built additional layers of participation, finally bringing the…

Connecting the Dots When I was little, the very first part of my activity book I would complete was every connect-the-dots picture. According to Thomas Friedman, in his book, The World is Flat, “connecting the dots” in education is one of the primary ways we can help our country compete in the new age of globalization. Many students in the Yakima Valley have long faced the daunting choice of either attending a vocational/tech school or going to community college. However, in our flattening…

India, the man explained to Friedman that the worldwide economy was being flattened and citizens of the United States were not prepared. The thought of the world leveling resonated in him and led to the start of Friedman’s new book titled “The World is Flat.” Throughout the video, Friedman describes thought-provoking topics of what the world has faced and what it is facing. In summary of Friedman’s new book he explained there are three different types of globalization eras. According to the…

Advertisements shape the world we live in; we see them in the form of flyers and billboards when we step outside, in the form of commercials when watching television and online videos, and in the form pop-ups when browsing the internet. A 2014 study by Media Dynamics, Inc. concluded that the average American adult is exposed to approximately 362 advertisements per day. This same study also revealed that more than $180 billion has been spent on advertising in the United States, making the United…