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1) Summary: That Used to Be Us: Review and Analysis of Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum's Book
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The must-read summary of Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum's book: "That Used to be Us: How America fell behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back".
This complete summary of "That Used to Be Us" by Friedman and Mandelbaum, both renowned writers and experts in different fields, outlines the authors' argument that after the Cold War four big challenges faced America and that how the nation responds to these challenges will define...
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This complete summary of "The World is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and columnist, presents his analysis of how advances in technology will lead to a 'flattening' of the world as people are increasingly connected and knowledge is now widespread. He questions if the world has become too flat for us to adjust and he compares the benefits and disadvantages of these developments. The book is a revealing investigation into...
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The must-read summary of John Naisbitt's book: "Global Paradox: The Bigger the World Economy, the More Powerful Its Smallest Players".
This complete summary of the ideas from John Naisbitt's book "Global Paradox" answers a fundamental question: what is the global paradox? In his book, the author explains that as the world economy expands, the smallest elements (right down to the individual) will become ever more significant. The global paradox is...
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The must-read summary of Peter Fingar's book: "Extreme Competition: Innovation and the Greatest 21st Century Business Reformation".
This complete summary of "Extreme Competition" by Peter Fingar, presents the author's argument that technology and Internet have freed information. He analyses how business will survive in this new global economy.
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The must-read summary of Stephen S. Roach's book: "Stephen Roach on the Next Asia: Opportunities and Challenges for a New Globalization".
This complete summary of "Stephen Roach on the Next Asia" by Stephen S. Roach, a renowned economist, outlines his prediction that Asia is the future of the global economy, despite the precarious nature of its success.
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The must-read summary of Jared Diamond's book: "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed".
This complete summary of "Collapse" by Jared Diamond, a renowned scientist, writer and cautious optimist for the world's future, presents his explanation of the secret to why some societies succeed, while others fail. To do this, the author investigates several significant events from the past that have caused societies to self-destruct and what this...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Peter Schwartz's book "Inevitable Surprises" shows that most of the "surprises" that will hit the economic world in the next 25 years are actually predictable and inevitable. In his book, the author explains how every savvy businessperson should be aware of these changes and their driving forces, as they will provide commercial opportunities, as well as pitfalls that they can plan to avoid. This summary will...
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The must-read summary of Kenichi Ohmae's book: "The Invisible Continent: Four Strategic Imperatives of the New Economy".
This complete summary of the ideas from Jenichi Ohmae's book "The Invisible Continent" shows that the discovery of a new continent has always created substantial opportunities to create wealth. According to Ohmae, the same opportunities are arising today, not because of the discovery of a new physical continent but due to the emergence...
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The must-read summary of Thomas Friedman's book: "The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization".
This complete summary of the ideas from Thomas Friedman's book "The Lexus and the Olive" shows that globalisation is a fundamentally new and better way to do business. As such, a new and brighter era of globalisation is just in the process of beginning as all the major marketplaces evolve towards becoming global markets. Thomas Friedman...
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The must-read summary of James McGregor's book: "One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China".
This complete summary of the ideas from James McGregor's book "One Billion Customers" shows that it is difficult to emphasise just how important the Chinese economy will end up becoming to the global economy in the future. China has already surpassed Britain as the world's fourth-largest economy and is now well on its...
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This complete summary of the ideas from C.K. Prahald and Venkat Ramaswamy's book "The Future of Competition" shows how commercial advantage used to be created by manufacturing a better product. Nowadays, value comes from the experiences of customers. In their book, the authors explain the basic principles of co-creation and how businesses can implement them in order to increase the value of consumer products. This summary will teach you how to make...
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The must-read summary of Suzanne Berger's book: "How We Compete: What Companies Around the World Are Doing to Make It in Today's Global Economy".
This complete summary of the ideas from Suzanne Berger's book "How We Compete" presents the author's research on how world companies are competing and suggests that the impact of globalisation is not quite as one-dimensional as we think. According to the author, globalisation presents significant dangers...
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This complete summary of the ideas from "The World Is Flat" explains that the changes undergone by the business world in the 21st century are a result of the availability of cheap and ubiquitous means of telecommunication. In addition to exposing the 'flattening' of the world and the forces behind globalisation, this useful summary identifies both the challenges faced by the business world in the 21st century and the means to tackle them efficiently,...
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The must-read summary of Vijay Mahajan and Kamini Banga's book: "The 86% Solution: How to Succeed in the Biggest Market Opportunity of the 21st Century".
This complete summary of the ideas from Vijay Mahajan and Kamini Banga's book "The 86% Solution" shows that most global businesses have traditionally focused on selling to the developed world which contains the wealthiest 14% of the world's population. However, the biggest marketing opportunity...
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