With Regard to Global Map 4-1, High Technology in Global

question 146

Essay

With regard to Global Map 4-1, High Technology in Global Perspective, describe the relationship between technology and type of society.

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Definitions:

Profit-Oriented Enterprise

An organization that operates with the primary goal of earning profits, as opposed to non-profit organizations.

Not-for-profit Organization

An entity that operates for purposes other than generating profit for owners or shareholders, focusing instead on a mission or specific group of people.

Equity Method

An accounting approach used for recording investments in associate companies where the investment is initially recognized at cost and adjusted thereafter for the post-acquisition change in the investor's share of the net assets of the investee.

Profit-Oriented Entity

A business whose primary goal is to generate profits rather than focusing on other goals such as social impact or environmental sustainability.