-How can one develop those characteristics through education and experience?-
A GLOBAL WORLD 3
THE END OF THE WORLD BARRIER 3
A RISE TOWARD A MULTINATIONAL MODEL OF COMPANY 5
NEXT GENERATION OF MULTINATIONAL MANAGER 7
CULTURE AS A BARRIER TO COMMUNICATION 7
ESC ROUEN SKILLS VS CROSS CULTURAL CONSULTANT SKILLS 9
Cross cultural consultant skills 9
The program 10
CONCLUSION 12
SOURCES 13
A Global World
Globalization was the result of planning by economists, business interests, and politicians who recognized the costs associated with protectionism and declining international economic integration. Their work led to the Bretton Woods conference and the founding of several international institutions intended to oversee the renewed processes of globalization, promoting growth and managing adverse consequences.
These were the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank) and the International Monetary Fund. It has been facilitated by advances in technology which have reduced the costs of trade, and trade negotiation rounds, originally under the auspices of GATT, which led to a series of agreements to remove restrictions on free trade.
The end of the world barrier
Since World War II, barriers to international trade have been considerably lowered through international agreements - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Particular initiatives carried out as a result of GATT and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), for which GATT is the foundation, has included:
• Promotion of free trade:
o Reduction or elimination of tariffs; construction of free trade zones with small or no tariffs
o Reduced transportation costs, especially from development of containerization for ocean shipping.
o Reduction or elimination of capital controls
o Reduction, elimination, or harmonization of subsidies for local businesses
• Restriction of free trade:
o Harmonization of intellectual