The Role Of Technological Change
{"Image DocumentName": "The Role Of Technological Change", "Image ImageDescription": "Technological change has made the globalization of markets a reality. Important advances have occurred in: microprocessors and telecommunications. the Internet and World Wide Web. transportation technology. The lowering of trade barriers made globalization of markets and production a theoretical possibility, technological change made it a tangible reality. Microprocessors and Telecommunications: Major advances in communications and information processing have lowered the cost of global communication and therefore the cost of coordinating and controlling a global organization. The Internet and the World Wide Web: Web-based transactions have grown from virtually zero in 1994 to nearly  7 trillion in Transportation Technology: the most important developments are probably development of commercial jet aircraft and super freighters and the introduction of containerization, which greatly simplifies trans-shipment from one mode of transport to another. Improvements in transportation technology have enabled firms to better respond to international customer demands. Managers today operate in an environment that offers more opportunities, but is also more complex and competitive than that of a generation ago.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}