According to the text,technological drivers for globalization include all of the following except
A) advances in computers and communication technology that permit increased flow of ideas and information across borders.
B) global communication networks that enable production to be coordinated worldwide.
C) the Internet, which limits business between buyers and sellers who are physically separated.
D) videoconferencing that allows sellers to demonstrate products to prospective buyers without the need for travel.
E) computer-based communications that allow virtual integration.

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Advances in computers and communications technology are permitting an increased flow of ideas and information across borders, enabling customers to learn about foreign goods. Cable and satellite TV systems in Europe and Asia, for example, allow an advertiser to reach numerous countries simultaneously, thus creating regional and sometimes global demand. Global communications networks enable manufacturing workers to coordinate production and design functions worldwide so that plants in many parts of the world may be working on the same product. The Internet and network computing enable small companies to compete globally because they make possible the rapid flow of information regardless of the physical location of the buyer and seller. Internet videoconferencing allows sellers to demonstrate their products to prospective buyers all over the world without the need to travel. It also permits international companies to hold corporate meetings between managers from headquarters and overseas subsidiaries without expensive, time-consuming travel. In addition, communicating by e-mail on the Internet is faster and more reliable than using postal mail. Both Internet uses have given home office managers greater confidence in their ability to direct overseas operations. Advances in computer-based communications are allowing virtual integration, which permits firms to become more physically fragmented as they search the world for lower-cost inputs.

According to the Text,technological Drivers for Globalization Include All of the Following