Understanding world is flat concept and really rationalizing how does it impact ever individual is very interesting. One of the thought that really stuck in my mind is what Thomas Friedman said, that during his time he as a child was told that to finish up food cause people in Asian are dying of hunger and now he tells his children finish up homework, people in Asia are looking for job. Competition has increased tremendously. If today people are in mindset that they will only work if they don’t have to travel and only work with their comfort zone level people, survival in the work place is going to be extremely challenging for them. Understanding global perspective is a must.
I do not want to discredit the writings of Thomas Friedman, but he has been able to put a new spin on the same philosophy that other pioneers, like Dr. Robert Spitzer, President Emeritus of MSOE, were discussing in the mid-eighties. I believe that Friedman is capitalizing because the release of his books and publications are occurring at a point in history where his predictions are coming to fruition forcing its acceptance among the political, economical, and social environments of the US and abroad.
Moving forward, I believe that more companies will attempt to privatize their companies in an effort to better implement long-term strategies instead of short-term initiatives. If the goal is innovation, creative efforts to meet the vision of the organization cannot succumb to the expectations of shareholders to increase the bottom line in the short-term. This pertains to the political arena in the US. Americans have lost their perspective and resolve, and public opinion swings back and forth like a pendulum. Because ‘The World is Flat’, the world no longer revolves around US. This country needs to unite under strong, sustained leadership; otherwise, the rest of the world will surpass us economically, scientifically, and militarily while we squabble amongst ourselves.
This Blog will share "snipettes" related to Strategic Management. Contributors to this blog are Engineering Management students from the Milwaukee School of Engineering, Rader School of Business. The views and ideas shared here are those of the students as part of a learning experience. MSOE is not responsible for the content of this blog.
This Blog will share "snipettes" related to Strategic Management. Contributors to this blog are Engineering Management students from the Milwaukee School of Engineering, Rader School of Business. The views and ideas shared here are those of the students as part of a learning experience. MSOE is not responsible for the content of this blog.
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Understanding world is flat concept and really rationalizing how does it impact ever individual is very interesting. One of the thought that really stuck in my mind is what Thomas Friedman said, that during his time he as a child was told that to finish up food cause people in Asian are dying of hunger and now he tells his children finish up homework, people in Asia are looking for job. Competition has increased tremendously. If today people are in mindset that they will only work if they don’t have to travel and only work with their comfort zone level people, survival in the work place is going to be extremely challenging for them. Understanding global perspective is a must.
I do not want to discredit the writings of Thomas Friedman, but he has been able to put a new spin on the same philosophy that other pioneers, like Dr. Robert Spitzer, President Emeritus of MSOE, were discussing in the mid-eighties. I believe that Friedman is capitalizing because the release of his books and publications are occurring at a point in history where his predictions are coming to fruition forcing its acceptance among the political, economical, and social environments of the US and abroad.
Moving forward, I believe that more companies will attempt to privatize their companies in an effort to better implement long-term strategies instead of short-term initiatives. If the goal is innovation, creative efforts to meet the vision of the organization cannot succumb to the expectations of shareholders to increase the bottom line in the short-term. This pertains to the political arena in the US. Americans have lost their perspective and resolve, and public opinion swings back and forth like a pendulum. Because ‘The World is Flat’, the world no longer revolves around US. This country needs to unite under strong, sustained leadership; otherwise, the rest of the world will surpass us economically, scientifically, and militarily while we squabble amongst ourselves.
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