globalEDGE Business Review: How Flat is the World?

Executive Briefing: In his 2005 bestseller, The World Is Flat, Thomas L. Friedman argues that countries compete on an increasingly level playing field. But does that argument hold over time when tested empirically? In some economic sectors, the answer is “maybe,”; however, in most sectors, the answer is a simple “no.” So, what does this mean for global business strategy? Opens in PDF format.