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Dictionary of Vocational Psychology

Flat-World Platform

As proposed by Friedman (2006), an extension of globalization supporting the ability of individuals to compete and collaborate across the world, brought on by the convergence of three technologies: personal computers, fiber-optic cables, and work flow software. Friedman argues that this occurred around the year 2000, and that it is rapidly resulting in a world economy in which individual workers directly compete through their careers with all other workers worldwide. If so, this will have important consequences for their career development. Friedman also refers to this as Globalization 3.0.

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