The World is NOT Flat: Part III

摘要

There is no reason the finishing market in Germany and Europe should be similar or identical to that in the U.S. Cultural differences at least account for substantial dissimilarity. But these dissimilarities can be instructive for either market. In the U.S., we badly need to galvanize innovation; in Germany/Europe, they need to learn cost management. There are plenty of examples of each. I have tried to cite examples of the former in this and two previous columns.