Activity 1: Thomas Friedman on Globalisation; 3 Eras of Globalisation; World is flat
URL:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp4znWHvsjU
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM2BguxRSyY
Questions to consider:
1. What would be some of the key drawbacks or risks of living in the flat world of Globalisation 3.0 as Friedman describes it?
2. Do you agree with Friedman’s iron rule of the flat world? Explain.
3. Is the level of globalisation uniform across the world? Explain.
Activity 2: Toyota’s corporate culture and the problem of spreading its culture
URL: ‘MIT's Steven Spear Discusses Toyota's Corporate Culture’ (Interview on Bloomberg TV) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCaKFPjfG7s
Question to consider:
1. How would you describe Toyota's culture using the seven dimensions of organisational culture and/ or the Cultural Web?
Word:1000
Format:
2. Table of contents
3. Executive summary
4. Main body
5. Conclusion and
6. References(Harvard) (Min. 8-10 references)