’Flat’ World Will Take Long Time to Smooth Out: Pankaj Ghemawat

Six years ago, Thomas Friedman published “The World Is Flat,” which has sold about 4 million copies and set the pace for global blockbusters. The book continues to have a strong grip on people’s imaginations. A Harvard Business Review blog posting from this spring provides evidence: I conducted a mini-survey asking which of three quotes about globalization came closest to reflecting readers’ views. Of 642 respondents, more than three in five picked the following pronouncement from Friedman over two more moderate alternatives.

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