Discussion: 
Globalization concepts, focusing on the two alternative viewpoints presented in Bourgeois Information Systems for Business and Beyond Chapter 11( https://opentextbook.site/informationsystems2019/chapter/chapter-11-globalization-and-the-digital-divide-information-systems-introduction/ ).  

Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat as compared to  Pankaj Ghemawat’s Ted Talk “Actually, the World isn’t Flat.”  Rather than purchase and read Friedman’s book, please watch the following short video by Dr. Hart:
https://youtu.be/xrec4U3JiNc (A short talk about The World is Flat)
and also this one (of course)
https://www.ted.com/talks/pankaj_ghemawat_actually_the_world_isn_t_flat?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare (Ghemawat’s Ted Talk)

Discuss the topic of globalization and your view of the situation.  Base your comments primarily on Friedman and Ghemawat, but feel free to contribute your own professional experience(Information Technology Software Engineer)?