tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post181218970311357602..comments2024-02-21T14:18:09.212-08:00Comments on R World: Finding High Ground in a Flat World – 21st Century Economic CompetitionRon Davisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-91882896831811593562007-03-23T09:42:00.000-07:002007-03-23T09:42:00.000-07:00Tisha!Glad to be a source of stimulation. I agree ...Tisha!<BR/>Glad to be a source of stimulation. <BR/><BR/>I agree about the quality. One of my clients who has gone to Bangalore for lots of work is beginning to bring back some of the work for quality reaons. But I suspect that the gradual trend will be towards lower-wage professionals, not away from them.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by.Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-90910760823835011472007-03-23T00:20:00.000-07:002007-03-23T00:20:00.000-07:00Most thought-provoking Ron! Sheesh you always stim...Most thought-provoking Ron! Sheesh you always stimulate me!! <BR/><BR/>I most certainly see the need for a shift from information to entrepreneurial economy, developing countries (I hate that term "developing" but hey) are killing us with their brain power and lower salaries. <BR/><BR/>We often wonder though if the quality is up to par and while in some cases it isn't generally speaking we will find ourselves in a bind if we do not approach this changing economy issue seriously.Tisha!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00476744443195395621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-55227300133978882852007-03-22T14:39:00.000-07:002007-03-22T14:39:00.000-07:00LH,That's it - from my perspective. Entrepreneursh...LH,<BR/>That's it - from my perspective. Entrepreneurship is hard and I do think that savvy corporations can and will change that. Franchises is one of the more fascinating inventions to have become popular in the late 20th century - an invention that made it simpler to become an entrepreneur. And this, it seems, is the central question that communities from within corporations, governments, and schools should be asking - how do we make entrepreneurship more common and simpler to achieve?<BR/>Thanks again for more intelligent push back and clarification.Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-32454698488996762382007-03-22T08:40:00.000-07:002007-03-22T08:40:00.000-07:00This is a very scary post. Your statement "it mea...This is a very scary post. Your statement "it means that we'll rely on an increasing percentage of our work force to act like entrepreneurs instead of knowledge workers, to move from positions within bureaucracies to positions within dynamic markets" asks quite a lot.<BR/><BR/>Entreprenuership requires vision, specialized skills, dedication, and a willingness to take risk. More entrepreneurs fail than succeed. Increasing the number of risk-takers is not easy.<BR/><BR/>Moreover, in an increasingly small world, entrepreneurs in the U.S. will be more often competing with others in countries where the cost of key inputs is lower. This is a competitive disadvantage of considerable consequence.<BR/><BR/>As I look forward, I see a balancing act where wages and prices in the developing countries rise, offset by declining wages and prices in the first world countries. A painful scenario for those on the downside...<BR/><BR/>I'm hopeful that U.S. companies will develop some patentable technologies to deal with worldwide issues such as global warming. Perhaps some very efficient transportation methods, for example,or a new power source, or an inexpensive reflective coating for existing heat-sinks like dark roofs. We need to create large numbers of jobs based on new products. <BR/><BR/>Your suggestion that large companies with well-developed R&D capabilities and support services serve as entrepreneur incubators may be the key to continued prosperity in the U.S.Life Hikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183254858386081439noreply@blogger.com