Today's Update from the WarZone
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There is a new kind of imperialism going on: corporate imperialism if you may. Big MNCs that acquire oust and acquire and continue acquiring. Capturing ‘new’ growing markets, dominating markets: there is a whole lot of militaristic undercurrent here. On the other side of the fence we have small entities: companies, individuals, and groups that do not want to relegate their beliefs and be engulfed by the giants. This side mainly comes together in networks to build on each others strengths, cooperating against their ‘enemies.’ There is a new kind of warfare too, called the media and there are all kinds of it. While big companies continue to dominate traditional media, broadcast news channels etc the small team is looking at ‘new media’, blogger netwoks, internet communities and the like. Even language is being used to suitably gain credibility by either camp: our big guys like to define 'progress' in terms of free trade. Economies that havent 'opened up' are not yet developed.
The war is far from over and there are quite a few casualties. Even in acquired territories there are uprisings and there are those who switch camps or convert. Some get disillusioned of the tireless, dehumanizing monotony of corporation, some get tired of idealism and its disparity with reality. The battle is leaning towards the big guys I think, so you better watch out!
NOTE: I work for a start-up myself, we are struggling to make a place in the world. It’s not easy given the circumstances of our 'free world'...
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4 comments:
Totally agree. But again there are companies that started really small and have become leaders and differentiated. Google for example. They have set a different set of ethics and have survived among the strongest that in the end you have to but wonder in marvel. But bottomline, when push comes to shove, the big guns win.
Just look at all the prominent examples where big companies were split into many smaller companies because of their OWN decision towards efficiency advantages...
Nijaz: Yes but a lot of ppl fear that Google is the Next Microsoft. Heres an instance: wht if you run a small company tht does not believe in Google's vision and refuse to join them and ur competitor is bought by Google? Check out www.riya.com
Big guns are winning, fortnately or unfortunately.
Daedulus: I do not see this 'splitting' as a necessary diffusion of power. It is still concentrated in centers of corporate conglomerates/MNCs.
About 'efficiency' we will go into that in another post. Efficiency is a mythical good quality that most globalization texts advocate. But is that what the entire human race needs: to produce more goods in the fastest manner?
Yes, sadly the big corporations rule practically everything. Have you ever watched Micheal Moore`s "The Corporation"? A real eye opener!
I refuse to shop at Walmart. They are one of the cut throat corporations.
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