• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.169-178
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• 2020

Thomas L. Friedman's "Our New Historic Divide: B.C. and A.C. ― The World Before Corona and the World After" column is becoming the talk of the times. Whoever talks about the post-Corona world mentions "BC/AC" as a new concept. However, people seem to be overusing the term "BC/AC" while overlooking the specific context that Friedman emphasized. So, taking into account the cultural differences and contexts of the East and the West highlighted in Friedman's column, we devised the "BC/AC" ten-paradigm hypothesis. We hope these ten cultural shifts will be the first step in examining the post-Corona world.

• 보일러설비
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• s.194
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• pp.103-107
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• 2010

뉴욕타임즈 칼럼니스트 토마스 프리드먼(Thomas L. Friedman)은 '녹색혁명에 대응하지 못하면 경제성장, 안전, 안보 등 모든 것을 잃을 수 있다'고 주장했다. 이는 녹색성장의 패러다임을 인식하지 못하는 국가는 국제사회에서 영원한 낙오자가 될 것이라는 의견들이 팽배하다. 2009년 4월 버락 오바마 미국 대통령은 지구온난화 문제에 대처하기 위하여 풍력에너지 등 신재생에너지 개발에 적극적으로 나서겠다고 강조했다. 우리나라도 이명박 대통령이 저탄소 녹색성장의 비전을 제시하면서 에너지문제가 사회전반의 핵심 화두로 떠오르고 있다. 본고에서는 전 세계적으로 국가적 에너지 패러다임으로 여기고 있는 신재생에너지에 대한 이해를 높이고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.3-8
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• 2007

"The world is flat" as the popular author Thomas L. Friedman declares in his best belling book about the progress of business globalization in the $21^{st}$ century [3]. Construction projects and related businesses have been global since the 1800's, but it has never seen such rapid transformation in both scope and depth as in the past decade. Construction projects today often bring together international design talents, construction management firms, local and international labor forces, and global suppliers. On a visit to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf, a person will experience the complexity of globalization of modern construction projects- with Arab owners, European engineering and design companies, American construction management teams, Korean general contractors, Jordanian subcontractors, and labor forces from Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, and Sri Lanka. A count of material suppliers reveals over 60 countries involved, covering all continents. Indeed construction projects are getting more and more complex and competitive, as is the project execution. The trend toward globalization poses both challenges and opportunities to construction and engineering companies competing on a global scale. While global competition may be a threat to many companies, there are, however, many opportunities for synergistic collaborations that can create win-win scenarios for construction business, research, and education. This paper presents some of the opportunities between the U.S. and Asia in business integration, research collaboration on technologies, and educational development, which may mutually benefit countries on either side of the Pacific.