tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415259.post4620447748487632680..comments2008-09-03T13:14:18.693-07:00Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13874236631434052446noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415259.post-6737312089977918292008-09-02T03:12:00.000-07:002008-09-02T03:12:00.000-07:00Well, you're dead right, that Friedman mixes up the metaphors, badly at that! <BR/><BR/>I would recommend a small, but interesting book, by Aronica and Ramdoo, "The World is Flat? A Critical Analysis of Thomas Friedman's New York Times Bestseller," which offers a counterperspective to Friedman's theory on globalization. <BR/><BR/>It is a small book compared to the 600 page tome by Friedman, and aimed at the common man and students alike. As popular as the book may be, some reviewers assert that by what it leaves out, Friedman's book is dangerous. The authors point to the fact that there isn't a single table or data footnote in Friedman's entire book.<BR/><BR/>"Globalization is the greatest reorganization of the world since the Industrial Revolution," says Aronica. Aronica and Ramdoo conclude by listing over twenty action items that point the way forward, for understanding the critical issues of globalization.<BR/><BR/>You may want to see www.mkpress.com/flat<BR/>and watch www.mkpress.com/flatoverview.html<BR/>for an interesting counterperspective on Friedman's<BR/>"The World is Flat".<BR/><BR/>Also a really interesting 6 min wake-up call: Shift Happens! www.mkpress.com/ShiftExtreme.html<BR/><BR/>There is also a companion book listed: Extreme Competition: Innovation and the Great 21st Century Business Reformation<BR/>www.mkpress.com/extreme<BR/>http://www.mkpress.com/Extreme11minWMV.htmlNageswara Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08597691738238465927noreply@blogger.com