Read the text chapters $11$ & $12-$ Friedman, Thomas L$.(2007).$ The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty$-$First Century

Describe examples from your workplace or from another workplace that you are familiar with where you observed any of the following:

$1.$ A small company acted like a big company as an adaptive mechanism? Be specific.

$2.$ A big company acted small as an adaptive mechanism? Be specific.

$3.$ Two independent companies collaborated with one another for the benefit of both? Be specific.

$4.$ Describe any examples from the text of how some big companies have been uniquely adapting to the flat world:

E$.$g$.$ Walmart, Fed Ex$,$ UPS, Starbucks, etc.

$1.$ If you were going to seek a new employer, would any of Friedman$$s ideas have an influence on your job search? Explain.

$2.$ Do Friedman$$s ideas make you optimistic or pessimistic about the direction the world$$s economy is heading? Explain.