[单项选择] In many ways, today’’s business environment has changed qualitatively since the late 1980s. The end of the Cold War radically altered the very nature of the world’’s politics and economics. In just a few short years, globalization has started a variety of trends with profound consequences: the opening of markets, true global competition, widespread deregulation (解除政府对……的控制) of industry, and an abundance of accessible capital. We have experienced both the benefits and risks of a truly global economy, with both Wall Street and Main Street (平民百姓) feeling the pains of economic disorder half a world away. At the same time, we have fully entered the Information Age, Starting breakthroughs in information technology have irreversibly altered the ability to conduct business unconstrained by the traditional limitations of time or space. Today, it’’s almost impossible to imagine a world without intranets, e-mail, and portable computers. With stunning speed, the Internet is profoundly ch
A. an increasing number of companies have disintegrated
B. manufacturers must focus on one special product to remain competitive in the market
C. it is physically impossible and prohibitively expensive to do business in the old way
D. businesses have to meet individual customers’’ specific needs in order to succeed .