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disadvantages of the globalisation can be found such as cultural imperialism‚ the concentration of ownership by large multinational organisation‚ the disruption of traditional products‚ and growing inequalities. This is often referred to as Americanization – the USA has exported their culture in terms of entertainment‚ fashion and food to the world and‚ as a result‚ ethnic heritages are destroyed. However‚ there are weak points in this argument. Some globalists suggest that there are positive outcomes
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1 A “real” European Union World order is going to change in the near future. This year 2012 will be remembered as the year the European Union become a reality. There are three big events occurring this year that are promoting a larger economic‚ political and social unity inside the EU. A united Europe is a project that has taken a long time to create and that had overcome many difficulties. All the indefinitions in the EU in the past have created many problems in the present‚ but now they work
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As a pioneer in Americanization worldwide‚ Walt Disney has aligned itself for the largest global marketing push since World War II. Through the use of animated cartoons‚ Disney has been able to convey various stories and meanings with a symbolic approach. Today‚ Disney has theme parks in various countries from Orlando to Tokyo. Almost any kid in the developed world can recognize a silhouette of Mickey Mouse. According to Artz (2002)‚ “ Seven of the top ten selling movies in the world are Disney
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As I began reading the first chapter of ‘Hunger of Memory’‚ I noticed that the author‚ Richard Rodriguez‚ in a satisfied tone‚ defined his private family as alienated in a public society. A society in which intimacy has a very much different meaning than what he presumed. This notion was primarily based off linguistic differences that‚ from his point of view as a small child‚ build a pleasantly intimate bond that kept his family close. Very far distant from the un-intimate world. In the middle
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conform to this regime since he could not rally against it. Nordlinger goes on to say how he is aware that not every person new to this country wants to fit it with it‚ but he also heeds a warning with a consequence by saying “I trust that Americanization will sometime kick in…But if it doesn’t‚ we will lose a lot—all of us will.” Responding to this article‚ I’m not agree with Nordlinger in his view that we should have to be forced to learn Spanish or any other language in order to communicate
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organizational culture at company level‚ adapted to the romanian business environment CERCEL Mihai Ovidiu Associated Assistant professor/PhD Faculty of International Business and Economics The Bucharest University of Economic Studies‚ Bucharest‚ Romania email: mihaic9@hotmail.com Abstract: The study aims to present a hybrid‚ complex model to assess the organizational culture of a company‚ by taking into consideration the influence of societal and organizational values‚ a tool better adapted
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currently holds 99.43 % of the capital of Dacia. Total investments in Dacia after acquisition by Renault Group by the end of 2008 amounted to over 1.2 billion. Attracting an investor of the stature of Renault was also an important support for maintaining Romania automotive construction state. Dacia Renault plans included primarily investments in staff training and upgrading‚ and the
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Individual essay Inter-cultural Here and There Author: Beatrix Fodor Course: Intercultural and International Communication Tutor: Tommy Josefsson H.L.K. Media and Communication I. Intercultural There Looking back to the point where my inter-cultural lifestyle began‚ I remember myself‚ last year in February. It was the month that I moved to a different flat‚ searching for a fresh start‚ having new hopes and being more motivated than ever to do something productive with my life. Due to my
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approximately 550 filling stations in Romania and over 260 filling stations in Moldova‚ Bulgaria and Serbia. 1. General description of the company Short history After in 1991 Petroleum Petrom SA Autonomous was established‚ the Romanian Oil Company was established as a joint stock company‚ formed by the reorganization RAFIROM‚ PECO and PETROTRANS‚ which were merged and have stopped working. Romanian Oil Company owned all the ten refineries in Romania‚ with extraction fields‚ warehouses
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