Thomas Friedman's The World Is Flat
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The world is flat. At least that’s what Thomas Friedman, author of “The World is Flat 3.0,” will tell you. Christopher Columbus knew that the Earth was round before he ever set sail. Why does Friedman believe that the Earth is flat? Friedman means it figuratively. Over many years, the Earth has slowly “flattened out” in terms of communication and progress. The entire population of the Earth has slowly gotten more connected, which levels the playing field for everyone on the earth. What does “The World is Flat really mean though? Thomas Friedman delivers the definition of “The World is Flat” in the introduction to the book. Friedman states that flattening the world means “equalizing, because the flattening forces are empowering more and more individuals today to reach farther faster, deeper, and cheaper than ever before” (Friedman 9). Friedman also goes on to state that flattening is an “equalizing opportunity, by giving many more people the tools and ability to connect, compete, and collaborate.” This means that the everyone in the world has a level playing field to compete on because of tools that have been created to empower them. Everyone has the ability to connect, compete, and collaborate on a global scale which …show more content…
Each Globalization is split into time periods, with 1.0 lasting from 1492, when Columbus sailed the ocean, to 1800. Friedman explains that Globalization 1.0 was about countries and their muscle. To further explain this, he adds that it mattered how much “muscle, horsepower, wind power, or, later, steam power your country had and how creatively you could deploy it” (Friedman 22). Globalization 1.0 was all about the competition between countries and how effective you were in using your power in competition. Countries, according to Friedman, led the way in driving global integration in this
In this essay, the author
- Explains that thomas friedman, author of "the world is flat 3.0," believes that the earth is flat.
- Explains thomas friedman's definition of "the world is flat" in the introduction to the book.
- Analyzes how friedman splits the flattening process of the world into three parts, with 1.0 lasting from 1492 when columbus sailed the ocean, to 1800.
- Explains that thomas friedman, author of "the world is flat 3.0," believes that the earth is flat.
- Explains thomas friedman's definition of "the world is flat" in the introduction to the book.
- Analyzes how friedman splits the flattening process of the world into three parts, with 1.0 lasting from 1492 when columbus sailed the ocean, to 1800.
- Explains that globalization 2.0 lasted from 1800 to 2000, and was interrupted at three points: world war 1 and the great depression.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how friedman's phrase "the world is flat" can be interpreted in many ways.
- Analyzes how the three globalizations differ in many ways. the key agent of change was the power of multinational companies, which went global for markets and labor.
- Argues that india and china are competing for low-wage manufacturing and information labor, as well as the highest-end research and design work.
- Analyzes how friedman's phrase "the world is flat" can be interpreted in many ways.
- Analyzes how the three globalizations differ in many ways. the key agent of change was the power of multinational companies, which went global for markets and labor.
- Argues that india and china are competing for low-wage manufacturing and information labor, as well as the highest-end research and design work.
- Explains the ten "flatteners" in the world is flat: work flow software, uploading, outsourcing, offshoring and supply-chaining. the fall of the berlin wall on 11/9/89 changed everything.
- Explains that the world wide web was created as a system for organizing and linking documents so they could be viewed by almost anyone from any part of the globe. the commercial web browser was kicked off by netscape.
- Explains the rise of work flow software in the late 90s, a quiet revolution that took place with few people knowing about it. it enabled more people to design, manage, and collaborate on business data in real time.
- Explains that uploading harnesses the power of communities and individuals and allows open source software to be used cooperatively. uploading has led to the creation of blogs, wikis, and podcasts.
- Explains that the fiber optic bubble created the potential to move american business to india, by essentially linking the two nations.
- Explains that companies are offshoring their manufacturing to china and other areas in the east to take advantage of low cost, high quality labor and gain a dominant base there.
- Describes supply-chaining as a method of collaborating horizontally among suppliers, retailers, and customers to create value. wal-mart, the biggest and most profitable retailer in history, has an extremely efficient supply chain.
- Explains that ups is synchronizing global supply chains for companies large and small. they supervise the whole management, from factory to warehouse to customer to repair.
- Explains that google, yahoo, and msn.com allow individuals to be self directed and self empowered in order to obtain information. friedman in-forming is about self-collaboration.
- Explains that the steroids, digital, mobile, personal, and virtual, allow anyone to talk, compute, write and access information from almost anywhere at almost any time. these steroids involve computing, breakthroughs in instant messaging and file sharing, phone calls over the internet, videoconferencing,
- Explains that offshoring is similar but different from outsourcing. outsourcing means taking a specific function that your company was doing domestically and having another company perform that exact same function for you.
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- Argues that flat earth is the truth, and lies of science and government perpetuate the myth of a spherical earth.
- Opines that science and perception based proof of a flat earth is controversial, but society is not receiving to its message.
- Argues that the bedford level experiment is the most definite proof of a flat earth.
- Argues that flat earth is the truth, and lies of science and government perpetuate the myth of a spherical earth.
- Opines that science and perception based proof of a flat earth is controversial, but society is not receiving to its message.
- Argues that the bedford level experiment is the most definite proof of a flat earth.
- Explains that the universally accepted sciences are just props to maintain the beguiling of the human race.
- Explains that the myth of flat earth and space travel is upheld due to its beginning pressures in the space race with russia.
- Opines that it is time to reject the message hardwired into our psyche and decide the truth for ourselves.
- Explains that they had a super fun time with the essay, although it was difficult and challenging to begin, because there's no evidence or proof for flat earth.
1214 wordsRead More - The World is Flat by Thomas Friedmanopinion essayFriedman, Thomas L. The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. Print
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- Opines that the dream act will not hurt globalization in the contrary. immigration will always be around no matter what.
- Agrees with freedmen's statement about having an adventurous kid that likes to explore and learn new things and that is curious about everything that he wants to expand his knowledge and education.
- Explains that the dream act would add $329 billion to the u.s economy and create 1.4 million new jobs by 2030.
- Opines that the dream act will not hurt globalization in the contrary. immigration will always be around no matter what.
- Agrees with freedmen's statement about having an adventurous kid that likes to explore and learn new things and that is curious about everything that he wants to expand his knowledge and education.
- Opines that the dream act will benefit immigrant students who want a better education, not only by giving them an education but also by helping them out financially.
- Opines that immigrant students want a better life for them and their families. they want to help their parents to make them proud.
- Opines that the dream act will benefit all of us by letting us compete and stay on top of everyone as the world gets flat.
886 wordsRead More - The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedmanopinion essay“No civilization can survive the time when its agricultural economy is destroyed,” by Lloyd Noble. This quote relates to what people want to start doing in the agriculture field. When it comes to adding robots to something that is as important as agriculture we know that it will start to get destroyed because not only with it stop being picked fresh, but most of all it will make people lose their jobs. In the book The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman he explains how our world is advancing when it comes to jobs and technology. He also explains how middle jobs will be gone because of how “robots” will do the job that we once did. Not only will our jobs be taken away by robots, but by people from other countries. Friedman explains how jobs can become “untouchable” this will help people not lose their jobs because of all of the advantages they will have; this will cause for more jobs to be open or created. In the Yakima Valley we are known for the fresh fruit and vegetables we pick, but most of all because of how well they are being taken care of. Agriculture plays a big role in Yakima because it’s helping us create more jobs, but if they add agribots to the equation all the fresh picked fruits and vegetables will be gone. Even though some people may agree that having agribots is the best way to go because of how cheaper it will be for farmers, however they don’t see that having agribots will stop the work from being fresh. They don’t see that people who work in the agriculture field are better at being great collaborators, explainers, and green people.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the book the world is flat by thomas l. friedman explains how our world is advancing when it comes to jobs and technology.
- Opines that agribots will help farmers save money by not having to hire people and pay them, but getting people to work for them won't be as hard because they will have robots to do their work.
- Explains that even when warehouses are short on people, they can still collaborate with others to get their employees to help them out.
- Analyzes how the book the world is flat by thomas l. friedman explains how our world is advancing when it comes to jobs and technology.
- Opines that agribots will help farmers save money by not having to hire people and pay them, but getting people to work for them won't be as hard because they will have robots to do their work.
- Explains that even when warehouses are short on people, they can still collaborate with others to get their employees to help them out.
- Analyzes how agribots are better at explaining to us why they are picking apples or cherries than people who pick them.
- Opines that green people want a better future for the children, but if they don't learn how to do more things with less energy and lower emissions, they will create an environment disaster and make our planet unlivable.
- Opines that agribots shouldn't be added to the agriculture field because it may affect other buyers from ordering fruit from yakima because they will see the smallest things in the cherries.
- Concludes that having agribots take over agriculture jobs is bad because it will affect our environment and make food unsafe.
- Describes courtney's grant to advance robot project at wsu-prosser.
- Explains that wanner, keith, "integrator of new and used robots for industrial automation."
1294 wordsRead More - Globalization In The Book: The World Is Flat By Thomas Friedmananalytical essayThe world is flat is a book by Thomas Friedman that provides an overview of globalization. It is an historical and geographical journey from the days of Columbus to modern day Indian call center, from great depression to the home of a common USA housewife demonstrating the pervasiveness of the world-flattening trend. The book illustrates that in today’s era to remain competitive in global market for any company, country and individual the geographical distance is inapplicable. He suggests government business and individual who must stay ahead of these trend to remain in market.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how thomas friedman's book the world is flat illustrates the pervasiveness of the world-flattening trend.
- Analyzes pankaj ghemawat's argument that the world is not as globalized as proposed by friedman in the book the world is flat.
- Analyzes how thomas l. friedman's book "world is flat" is an international best-selling book on globalization.
- Analyzes how thomas friedman's book the world is flat illustrates the pervasiveness of the world-flattening trend.
- Analyzes pankaj ghemawat's argument that the world is not as globalized as proposed by friedman in the book the world is flat.
- Analyzes how thomas l. friedman's book "world is flat" is an international best-selling book on globalization.
- Analyzes how friedman believes that the flattening of the world is the result of various forces like collapse of berlin wall, netscape, work flow software, uploading, outsourcing, offshoring, supply chaining
- Analyzes how friedman describes the effect of globalization and how one can keep up with the pace of the globalized world.
- Analyzes how friedman talks about the positive aspects of globalization and neglects the negative aspects. the big corporations are extorting the labor in the underprivileged region.
- Explains friedman's view that globalization has unified the people in the world, but dr. joseph stiglitz argues that the reality is contradicting this view.
- Opines that due to globalization companies from the west are shifting their manufacturing to emerging economies like china, india, russia and indonesia where the workers are paid less than their other western counterparts.
- Argues that while globalization has exposed many regions to increase competition, the world is far from flat. the indian population in california increased from 360,392 in 2000 to 528,176 in 2010.
- Explains that the challenge to the hypothesis world is flat is the rapid growth of the city.
- Opines that india's y2k windfall could be read as a sign of dependence, of reliance on tasks that american workers no longer want.
- Explains that pankaj ghemawat's idea is that the world is not flat, stating that 10% of mobile traffic, total investment, and internet usage is across the border.
- Analyzes how he portrays the american giant like ibm, microsoft and pizza hut logo in the major cities of india and china. he fails to explain the poverty of these countries and the increasing gap between the poor and rich.
- Analyzes ghemawat's argument that economic sound countries like frankfurt, hong kong, london, and new york show the activity are highly concentrated within the country than across.
- Analyzes how the cage framework shows the distances between countries like cultural (language, customs, religion, ethnicities, and others), administration (colonial ties, monetary terms, political associations) and economic (cost of labor, income level, infrastructure, information) still have substantial significance on global business activities.
1708 wordsRead More - Globalization and Fragmentationopinion essayAccording to Friedman, globalization has played a significant part in the shrinking landscape of the world and it makes international things appear more national or local. This began about thirty years back but gained traction after 911. Globalization has elevated the global modernization of living swifter than that at any other time in the history of the world, and it is supporting amazing economic growth (Thomas Friedman, 2006).
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- Analyzes whether thomas friedman or william duiker were correct in their opinions about globalization and fragmentation. both authors are correct and their reasons are interconnected.
- Explains that technology is equalizing the playing fields between wealthy and impoverished countries, allowing them to play on the same fields as the united states and other super powers.
- Explains that globalization has played a significant role in the shrinking landscape of the world and it makes international things appear more national or local.
- Analyzes whether thomas friedman or william duiker were correct in their opinions about globalization and fragmentation. both authors are correct and their reasons are interconnected.
- Explains that technology is equalizing the playing fields between wealthy and impoverished countries, allowing them to play on the same fields as the united states and other super powers.
- Explains that globalization has played a significant role in the shrinking landscape of the world and it makes international things appear more national or local.
- Explains friedman's term glocalization, where cultures infuse foreign ideas and better global practices with their own traditions to insure an enhanced form of living. countries that open and willing to change are said to have a huge advantage over others that don't.
- Describes the ten forces that flatten the world and increased globalization, including the fall of the berlin wall and the new age of creativity.
- Explains that the new age of connectivity/the web and netscape went public. apple-pc windows flattened the globe even more as it allowed us to interact on our computers.
- Explains that work-flow software developed a way to have everyone's computers and software connected. this allowed us to set up our own websites and business, or work cross culturally and internationally without leaving home.
- Explains that the dot.com community, or the first community developed software movement, was born in the 1900s. it was the birth of blogging and individual opinions could be heard around the globe.
- Explains that outsourcing began as a result of the y2k scare and the fiber-optic cable made it possible for us to connect to workstations.
- Explains that china joined the world trade organization on december 11, 2001, exposing protected sectors of the chinese economy to global competition and modernizing the country.
- Explains that supply chaining is a method of collaborating horizontally among suppliers, retailers, and customers to create value. it has enabled the flattening of the world because it forces the adoption of commons standards.
- Explains that ups is synchronizing global supply chains for companies large and small. they repair computers for papa john's pizza, nikey.com, and jockey.
- Explains that google, yahoo, and msn web search are the ultimate flattener of the world because they give everyone the same access to research information.
- Explains that turbocharged engines can now talk to computers, computers to people, in farther and faster, and cheaper than ever before.
- Opines that globalization has helped connect the world but there are fragmentations to be concerned with. capitalism has undermined traditional virtues of frugality and self-denial and the life of the spirit.
- Explains the impact of industrialization on the earth's environment is a crucial factor affecting society and the global economy.
- Opines that population is another fragment of globalization as it threatens our existence.
- Explains that liberal democracy is another fragment of globalization because of the resentment from the middle east toward the west.
- Explains that the dell theory of conflict prevention suggests that no two countries will ever fight a war against each other as long as they are both part of the same global supply chain.
- Analyzes huntington's opinion that western ideas would be characterized by increased global fragmentation and a clash of civilizations based on ethnic, cultural, or religious differences. cultural identity has replaced shared ideology as the dominant force in world affairs.
- Argues that huntington's thesis did not include the industrial revolution and the new global information network, which has intensified political, economic, and cultural distinctions in some societies and established links between individual societies in other regions.
- Opines that globalization can sometimes lead to loss of jobs or entire industries (outsourcing) as has done in the united states.
- Opines that globalization has a price to be paid, as local cultural forms are being eroded and destroyed by contamination of western cultures throughout the developing world.
- Agrees with both thomas friedman and william duiker on technology bridging the gap between all societies, but we have run into set-backs in the world today.
2194 wordsRead More - Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flatanalytical essayFriedman first discovers the flattening of the world while interviewing well respected Nandian Nelekani, Indian CEO of Infosys Technologies Limited. This intellectual businessman had been the first to expose Friedman to this new era of globalization. Stating to Friedman that “ the playing field is being leveled” ( Friedman 7). It didn’t take long for him to realize that Nelekani didn’t actually mean the world was flat in the physical sense ,but it was being leveled so that countries around the world could compete and challenge each other in various fields. This new globalization was something to be embraced by countries all over the world in order to succeed and grow stronger economically, both collectively and as a single country.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how thomas friedman's the world is flat presents his idea of globalization of the world in all areas, from economic to communication with other countries.
- Analyzes how friedman discovered the flattening of the world while interviewing nandian nelekani, the indian ceo of infosys technologies limited.
- Explains that globalization 3.0 is shrinking the world from size small to a size tiny and flattening the playing field at the same time.
- Analyzes how thomas friedman's the world is flat presents his idea of globalization of the world in all areas, from economic to communication with other countries.
- Analyzes how friedman discovered the flattening of the world while interviewing nandian nelekani, the indian ceo of infosys technologies limited.
- Explains that globalization 3.0 is shrinking the world from size small to a size tiny and flattening the playing field at the same time.
- Opines that friedman's view on the leveling of the playing field is both positive and realistic.
- Analyzes how the first portion of the book has a certain significance to history. it explains our era, globalization 3.0, and the progress and setbacks that have occurred in the world.
- Opines that the first part of thomas friedman's the world is flat is plausible and persuasive.
1047 wordsRead More - Thomas L. Friedman's The World Is Flatanalytical essayThere’s times where you just sometimes lose motivation for learning, am I right? We don’t realize how much our globalized world is changing and how this might affect us. According to, The World Is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman our world has changed and it’s becoming flat. We are all competing for jobs and those jobs that were able to get without further education are now being sent to other countries. But why do we sometimes just lose interest of getting educated? Could it be that our education system is failing to prepare us for the “real world”? Can we change this for new generations? Providing Universal pre-k programs for all children is important for our globalized flat world. Once children start school the school
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- Opines that providing universal pre-k programs for all children is important for our globalized flat world.
- Argues that pre-k programs will help children learn how to learn from an early age. low-income families often don't have the time to teach their children or read to them.
- Explains that curiosity and passion are other abilities that sometimes students lack while they continue their education. in the world is flat, friedman mentions that curious passionate kids are self-educators.
- Opines that providing universal pre-k programs for all children is important for our globalized flat world.
- Argues that pre-k programs will help children learn how to learn from an early age. low-income families often don't have the time to teach their children or read to them.
- Explains that curiosity and passion are other abilities that sometimes students lack while they continue their education. in the world is flat, friedman mentions that curious passionate kids are self-educators.
- Opines that if washington or yakima get a program where every child enlisted gets the same level of education and abilities, they would benefit from combining eceap and working connections funding.
- Argues that pre-k programs should be available for every child so they can have equal early education. by doing this yakima county can change the way america sees the flat world.
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- Analyzes how lightman's essay "is the earth round or flat?" asks if we have wrongly assumed that the earth is round just because we've been taught this.
- Analyzes how lightman's essay "is the earth round or flat?" asks if we have wrongly assumed that the earth is round just because we've been taught this.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how "sphere" gives a. square the greatest gift he could hope for, knowledge, but only after the sphere forcibly takes him out of his dimension.
- Analyzes how flatland's main purpose is to make the reader think; it raises many questions. the sphere speaks to a. square of geometrical progression 1, 2, 4 and hints that it goes beyond that.
- Opines that it would be terrible to live in flatland if your mind was confined to only two dimensions. square houses are deadly to the unwary, triangular ones even more deadly.
- Analyzes how "sphere" gives a. square the greatest gift he could hope for, knowledge, but only after the sphere forcibly takes him out of his dimension.
- Analyzes how flatland's main purpose is to make the reader think; it raises many questions. the sphere speaks to a. square of geometrical progression 1, 2, 4 and hints that it goes beyond that.
- Opines that it would be terrible to live in flatland if your mind was confined to only two dimensions. square houses are deadly to the unwary, triangular ones even more deadly.
- Analyzes how "flatland" is a story of depth, and the lack there of. the tale of a. square's ventures through point land, line land and space land ultimately reveal to him the possibilities of the seemingly impossible.
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- Analyzes how thomas friedman tackles climate change head on in his book, hot, flat, and crowded. he argues that america must take a lead in innovation to generate clean energy and create energy efficiency.
- Analyzes how friedman extends his argument into a series of lesser arguments. he first examines the negative effects of climate change on the geopolitical status quo, then proposes several specific solutions.
- Analyzes how several scholars disagree with friedman's claim that america must be a leader in green innovation.
- Analyzes how thomas friedman tackles climate change head on in his book, hot, flat, and crowded. he argues that america must take a lead in innovation to generate clean energy and create energy efficiency.
- Analyzes how friedman extends his argument into a series of lesser arguments. he first examines the negative effects of climate change on the geopolitical status quo, then proposes several specific solutions.
- Analyzes how several scholars disagree with friedman's claim that america must be a leader in green innovation.
- Analyzes how clemente and nordhaus present interesting arguments against friedman's claim, but they do not refute his argument well enough to convince them of its invalidity.
- Analyzes how friedman convincingly argues that america must take the lead in innovation through government support and directives, thereby taking a stand in the polarized political climate of today's discussion on climate change.
- Analyzes how friedman's problem-solution structure allows readers to draw the same conclusion as he does, and his counterarguments convincingly refute many opposing points through the use of strong and reliable sources.
1200 wordsRead More - The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedmanopinion essayFirst of all, Friedman talks about the different levels of globalization. There are 3 different time periods in which the society has differed and changed, bringing us to where we are today. Globalization 1.0, which took place from 1492 to 1800, was the first step to making the world flatter. The coming to America, and the industrial drive that came along with this is what most characterized globalization 1.0. The industry drive was about things such as manpower and horsepower, and how well we could utilize these in the world market. This caused the world to “shrink” a little bit, and become flatter. With the discovery of a new world, it broadened the area in which business was conducted, but the commonality of rule and trade caused the distance to be spanned more frequently. I think Friedman’s notions regarding globalization 1.0 is very accurate. The world in our terms began in 1492 with the discovery of North America. Once the area began to be inhabited and settled, there was much more worldwide interaction. Communications and trade between the American colonies and England increased, and this began a more stable business of worldwide association. I believe that Friedman’s theory is true, because the discovery of a land across the ocean for th...
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how friedman's book, the world is flat, draws attention to some very good points concerning globalization and the world economy today.
- Opines that friedman's theory regarding globalization 1.0 is accurate, since the discovery of north america instigated the flattening of the world.
- Explains that globalization 1.0 followed 2.0, which changed the world from 1800 to 2000. communication, transportation, and growing trade markets influenced multinational companies.
- Analyzes how friedman's book, the world is flat, draws attention to some very good points concerning globalization and the world economy today.
- Opines that friedman's theory regarding globalization 1.0 is accurate, since the discovery of north america instigated the flattening of the world.
- Explains that globalization 1.0 followed 2.0, which changed the world from 1800 to 2000. communication, transportation, and growing trade markets influenced multinational companies.
- Explains that communication and transportation are at a level in which distance poses no problem. outsourcing is the idea that if an item can be produced more cheaply outside of the company/region, it will be.
- Opines that america needs to be aware of the decline of america's education and be careful not to become like past civilizations, such as china.
- Explains that talent has become more important than geography in determining a person's opportunity in life. this can be seen in the fact that people in china and india are just as fitting today for international jobs.
- Opines that friedman's theories have caused them to think differently about how the world job market is evolving. he made valid points about being culturally and internationally aware and the importance of keeping up with expectations.
916 wordsRead More - Changes in the twenty first century workplaceanalytical essay...in the new “flat world” individuals need to figure out how to become “untouchable.” He explains that “untouchables are people whose jobs cannot be outsourced, digitized, or automated” (184). He explains that in a “flat world” there is no longer a job based solely on geographic, but rather in most cases an available job “will go to the best, smartest, most productive or cheapest worker-wherever he or she resides” (183). He goes on to show that companies and individuals have to look at the global picture today in order to succeed (183).
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the workplace has changed over the last decade due to advancements in technology and globalization.
- Explains that the advancement in technology is a major cause of the changing twenty-first century workplace.
- Explains that globalization and the internet are changing the workplace in the twenty-first century.
- Explains that the workplace has changed over the last decade due to advancements in technology and globalization.
- Explains that the advancement in technology is a major cause of the changing twenty-first century workplace.
- Explains that globalization and the internet are changing the workplace in the twenty-first century.
- Analyzes how the workplace has changed dramatically due to technological change and globalization. the physical location of a given job is becoming more and more irrelevant, making it easier for companies to outsource jobs.
- Analyzes how judy and d'amico believe that the workforce is being dramatically changed by technology. they assert that in order to thrive in the new "flat world," individuals need to figure out how to become "untouchable."
- Explains that technology and globalization are the causes of the change in the workplace in twenty-first century. who does what work, when, and how will continue to evolve as technology becomes advanced and communication across the globe becomes seamless.
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