Cultural Show

We have been talk a lot about globalization, international business, outsourcing, etc. One thing I think that is missing from Friedman’s book is the cultural factor. He mentioned a lot of manufacturing jobs and even services are outsource to India, which is for the greater benefit of the world economy as the products and services will be produced in the country that has the best comparative advantage. To do so, one does not need to relocate to another country in order to serve the customers of another country, while still be able to live the lifestyle of their own culture.

Personally, I think there is a limited cultural experience you could get without really live or been to that country. For instance, I will not be able to understand the Indian cultural by just reading the books. And I don’t think I have a full grasp of Indian culture given that I’m in India for two weeks now and not until tonight, I’ve witness the beauty of this culture. Special thanks to the students at SDM-IMD for putting the show together for us. I really appreciated the great shows they had performed.
The bottom point is, although the world is inevitability become flatter, but I don’t think it will be as flat as a sheet of paper since there is the culture factor that we should consider, and consider it with a greater aspect.