The Removal of the Invisible Ethnocentric Barrier
The Removal of the Invisible Ethnocentric Barrier
Table of Contents
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………....3
Literature Review………………………………………………………………………..4
Methodology……………………………………………,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,…..5
Results…………………………………………………………,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,…...7
Discussion………………………………………………………………..…………….....9
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….……...13
Reference List…………………………………………………………………………...15
A. Introduction
Globalization has impacted the post-modern era drastically introducing an irreversible era of vanishing borders and technological expansion, governments from developed and developing nations, MNE’s, and MNC’s are simultaneously pushing for an internationally driven free market; facilitated by unhindered supply & demand along with libertarian trade principles. This has opened new doorways and opportunities unfathomable just decades before; organizational cultures, workforce structure, and business entrepreneurial motivations are entering undiscovered territory. Dramatic advances in communications technology; the Internet, smartphones, and wireless technology; has greatly contributed to this. Government policy in many of the developed countries are allowing and looking favorably at diversifying their population pool which then trickles down into labor availability. Many developing nations themselves are entering higher spheres of influence; hence the formation of the G20. This simply reinforces the fact that growing economies are attracting diverse ethnicities and are becoming lenient with their administrative foreign policies. In theory, these integrative global economic, social, and political changes sound as though humanity is unifying in a way never seen in history. Things in theory however, are not always practical and applicable to the day to day practices needed to achieve a diverse and unified global environment. This leads to the idea of intercultural communication; a crucial
Table of Contents
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………....3
Literature Review………………………………………………………………………..4
Methodology……………………………………………,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,…..5
Results…………………………………………………………,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,…...7
Discussion………………………………………………………………..…………….....9
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….……...13
Reference List…………………………………………………………………………...15
A. Introduction
Globalization has impacted the post-modern era drastically introducing an irreversible era of vanishing borders and technological expansion, governments from developed and developing nations, MNE’s, and MNC’s are simultaneously pushing for an internationally driven free market; facilitated by unhindered supply & demand along with libertarian trade principles. This has opened new doorways and opportunities unfathomable just decades before; organizational cultures, workforce structure, and business entrepreneurial motivations are entering undiscovered territory. Dramatic advances in communications technology; the Internet, smartphones, and wireless technology; has greatly contributed to this. Government policy in many of the developed countries are allowing and looking favorably at diversifying their population pool which then trickles down into labor availability. Many developing nations themselves are entering higher spheres of influence; hence the formation of the G20. This simply reinforces the fact that growing economies are attracting diverse ethnicities and are becoming lenient with their administrative foreign policies. In theory, these integrative global economic, social, and political changes sound as though humanity is unifying in a way never seen in history. Things in theory however, are not always practical and applicable to the day to day practices needed to achieve a diverse and unified global environment. This leads to the idea of intercultural communication; a crucial