23/08/2007 4:41:20 pm
Theories and Reality. Earlier today, I gave a lecture about globalization - its main parts, causes and effects - for the corporate management of a rather large company. My perspective is long-term, rather macro and quite theoretic - or at least derived from research. It is striking, however, to have almost all the points confirmed by stories from everyday life in such a company. What I read about, they experience. New markets, pressure on prices, "unbundling" of production, tough competition, the ongoing IT-revolution...