Last week Paul,CEO of Quality Furniture in South Carolina,traveled to Europe to visit customers.While overseas,Paul checked his e-mail daily and showed his company's website to customers,explaining how the website will help them place orders and receive merchandise more quickly.After visiting the last customer Friday morning,Paul was able to return to the corporate office in South Carolina to meet with his board of directors that night._______ is the "shrinking" of time and space with air travel and electronic media.
A)the intranet
B)synergy
C)the small-world philosophy
D)e-commerce
E)the global village

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The concept of the global village describes how advancements in air travel and electronic media have made it possible for people and businesses to be connected and communicate instantaneously across great distances, effectively shrinking the perceived size of the world. This is the best match for the scenario described in the passage.

Last Week Paul,CEO of Quality Furniture in South Carolina,traveled to Europe