The Borderless World, REV Ed: Power and Strategy in the Interlinked Economy (Revised)

by Jacques Marie Pohier

Since 1990, when it was first published, The Borderless World has changed the way managers view the world and their businesses, and how they invent, marker, and compete in our new globally interlinked economy. Kenichi Ohmae's groundbreaking bestseller argues persuasively how national borders are less relevant than ever before and identifies key characteristics of top--performing nations and corporations.

In this revised, updated edition,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887309674
• ISBN13: 9780887309670
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Harper Business
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

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1. Dispersion: Even original equipment manufacturers with captive technology are not immune from dispersion. NEC may develop a state-of-the art memory chip for its own mainframes, but it can sell five times the volume to other computer makers. 2. Partnerships: Nothing stays propriety for long and no player can master everything. Partnerships are key to spreading of technology. 3. Reducing fixed costs: To compete in global...

An interesting read, though perhaps a bit too optimistic?

Kenichi Ohmae, argues that borders and nation states are becoming irrelevant and explains that a "fundamental paradigm shift has occurred that is changing the way business is being done...[and that the majority of us] are still operating under the old rules. Ohmae predicts that nation states will become obsolete as their sole job will be to facilitate a comfortable environment for global companies serving the ever more educated...

The Borderless World: Power and Strategy in The Interlinked

Great Book!, one of Ohmae's best book. Read it, and you will understand why this world would getting smaller and smaller everyday. In this globalized economy, every single nation could take an advantage from it, no matter how poor it is, because we believe everyone in this world has a spesific competencies and capabilities to increasing their own wealth quality. See how the business organizations around the world develop their...

worth reading to live in the coming 21th century

This tilte can give us the great idea how to successfully live in the coming 21th century. After finishing this title, you can say he is one of the best auther about business.