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TheDailyInquirer
October8
BookReviewofAnneNarazaki's
NewCentury,NewBusiness
ReviewedbyJohnGilliam
AnneNarazaki'srecentbook,NewCentury,NewBusiness,seekstoexaminethenewtech-nologiesthatarecriticalforglobalbusinessandhowtheyaffecttoday'scorporatetransactions.Ms.Narazakiarguesthatwhileeconomictransactionsofonekindoranotherhavetakenplaceforthou-sandsofyears,theimpactofchangingtechnologyonbusinesshasbecomeobviousonlyrecently.In fact,asnewtechnologieshavegrownmoreprevalent,Ms.Narazakiobserves,internationalbusi-nesseshaveincreasedinsizeandnumber.Atthesametime,thetimerequiredtoconducteach businesstransactionhasdecreased.
Mr.Narazakiillustratesherobservationswithdetailedexamplesofrecentbusinesstransac-tions.CitingthemergerofPoynterTechnologiesandCarceCompany,whichcreatedthelargestfi-nancialservicescompanyintheworld,Ms.Narazakiexplainstheeffecttechnologyhasontheval-uationofacompany,oncommunicationbetweenthemanagementsofdifferentcompanies,andon stockandfundstrading.
Thoseofuswhotakeaninterestintheinteractionbetweenbusinessandtechnologywillfind Ms.Narazaki'sideaspersuasive.Theviewthatbusinesscannotsurvivewithoutkeep~ingupwith newtechnologyhasbecometoday'scorporatereality.
Inthearticle,theword"critical"inparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto( )。
A.growing B.sensitive C.disapproving D.important正确答案D
