The Proliferation of Technology in Developing Countries
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Define globalization 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 and provide a sample of the type of business data managers collected during each era. Thomas Friedman contends that globalization 1.0 shrunk the world from large to medium and countries and governments were the main protagonists. The governments of countries would finance explorers like Christopher Columbus to discover new parts of the world to enhance trade and commerce. The governments financed the explorers through the exports of manufactured goods and by taxing nobles and their manors. Globalization 1.0 lasted from 1492 until the early 1800’s. This era was the beginning of a global arbitrage. Countries were the dynamic change agents during this phase of globalization. For example, Spain explored South America, Britain colonized India, and Portugal colonized East Asia. The data that was gathered by business managers during this period included maps, trade routes, the languages of the indigenous people, and new kinds of trade goods that could be procured from the new world such as gold, silver, corn, and potatoes. During globalization 2.0, Friedman explains, the world shrunk from medium to small. Companies such as U.S. Steel, Ford Motor Company, Boeing, and I.B.M. spearheaded this era. Being first time movers, these businesses capitalized on new technologies and innovative processes which enabled them to become powerful and influential. They created new markets and reshaped the business landscape. U.S. Steel made it possible to efficiently mass produce high quality steel, Henry Ford invented the assembly line, Boeing developed and produced airplanes, and I.B.M. successfully mass produced computers. This period lasted from the early 1820’s until the year 2000. During globalization 2.0, ma... ... middle of paper ... ...tes. (N.D.). Retrieved from: www.freetutes.com/systemanalysis/types-of-information... I.E.A. (2010). Retrieved from: www.iea.org/statistics I.S.P.(2009). Retrieved from: "ISP Behavioral Targeting versus You". 2008-09-26. Jerpi, L. (N.D.) Retrieved from: smallbusiness.chron.com › ... › Marketing Strategies SEO.(2014) Retrieved from: seotermglossary.com/baseline-metrics Steel, E. (2007, June 19). How marketers home their aim online. Wall Street Journal Twitter. (2014). Retrieved from: https://support.twitter.com/articles/49309-using-hashtags- on-twitter U.N. (2013). Retrieved from: http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2013/ Vale, D. (2013). Retrieved from: http://bit.ly/JoinValeNation ...youtube.com Webster, M. (2014). Retrieved from: www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/algorithm Webopedia. (2014). Retrieved from: www.webopedia.com/TERM/R/Retweet.html
In this essay, the author
- Explains that thomas friedman contends that globalization 1.0 shrunk the world from large to medium and countries and governments were the main protagonists.
- Explains how companies such as u.s. steel, ford motor company, boeing, and i.b.m. spearheaded globalization 2.0. they capitalized on new technologies and innovative processes which enabled them to become powerful and influential.
- Explains that the world is currently experiencing globalization 3.0, which started in the year 2000. new technologies such as satellite communications, personal computer, internet, web browser, and cell phones have enabled people to communicate and share information.
- Explains friedman's flat world and the reasons it is important for all businesses, small or large, to understand.
- Demonstrates how students competing for jobs in a "flat world" can create competitive advantages to differentiate themselves in the marketplace by utilizing their single greatest advantage, their imagination. steve jobs created the first macintosh computer.
- Analyzes the current business environment and identifies a new flattener not mentioned on friedman’s list in figure 1.1.
- Proposes a plan for how start-up companies can use porter's strategies to combat competition in the global world.
- Explains that a proposed plan that doesn't go after market share but rather expands the market would be good for start-up companies. altec made high-end accessories for the i-pod.
- Argues that a solid infrastructure needs to be established before undeveloped countries can be connected electronically.
- Opines that the benefits of being connected electronically will benefit those who exist in regions with adequate infrastructure.
- Cites baltzan, p., davenport, thomas, and short, j. the new industrial engineering: information technology and business process redesign.
- Explains that isp behavioral targeting versus you was published in 2008-09-26.
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