Human Geography – The Globalisation of Economic Activity 1. Uneven Development in the Global Economy * Globalisation * Characteristics * Processes * Impact on the world economy * Uneven global distribution of activities - Illustrate how globalisation has affected the economies of LDCs‚ DCs and NIEs * NIDL * Causes of the emergence of a new NIDL * Impact of the emergence of NIDL on the global economic activities * Impact of new technologies on
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Strategy of McDonald’s Global Strategy + Local Strategy “To provide unmatched consistency in operations in support of high product quality. This must be accomplished with adequate speed‚ low cost‚ and process innovation to accommodate changes in consumer tastes.” McDonald’s is well known for Big Macs‚ Cheeseburgers and Quarter Pounders. McDonald’s strategy‚ to develop snack-able items‚ fits with today’s busy consumers who don’t adhere to traditional meal patterns and are increasingly looking
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IMPACT OF GLOBALISATION Here is more and more agreement on the fact that globalisation is an extremely complex phenomenon; it is the interactive co-evolution of multiple technological‚ cultural‚ economic‚ institutional‚ social and environmental trends at all conceivable spatiotemporal scales. Hence‚ Rennen and Martens [6] define contemporary globalisation as an intensification of cross-national cultural‚ economic‚ political‚ social and technological interactions that lead to the establishment of
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1 The Business Strategy of Mcdonald’s As one of the most successful fast food chain in the world‚ throughout the development of McDonald’s‚ we could easily identify many successful business strategy implementations. In this paper‚ I will discuss …........‚ which linked to the company’s structure and external environment. This paper is organized as follows: In the first section‚ I will give brief introduction to …....... In the second section‚ I will analyze …............. I will then analyze
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Chapter 2 Protest movement in Nigeria In democracy‚ having a wide spread number of people tell the government that they do not like its practices could herald to protest movements. As thus‚ it is a very effective way of getting changes made and raising or revisiting issues. History of protest movement During the 19th and early 20th century‚ Nigerians sought and found ways to oppose the foreign rule. As the middle classes and the working classes became more educated‚ there came with it‚ the desire
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Athena Witham Barbara Pincus‚ English 102 Protest Music Assignment March 13‚ 2012 Music is a form of art‚ and just as any piece of art‚ music sends a message. Too many people in many cultures‚ music is an important part of their way of life‚ it’s their way of expression. The Vietnam War influenced a generation of musicians and songwriters in both Vietnam and the United States. Bands were producing music about both anti-war and anti-communist to take a stand without going to war. The band Country
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Explain what is meant by the term globalisation. Identify and analyse the key drivers of the process of globalisation over the last twenty years. During the mid 1990’s the International Monetary Fund has defined globalisation as: ‘The growing interdependence of countries world-wide through the increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services and of international capital flows‚ and also through the more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology’ (Turner
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Globalisation Convergence Theories – Kerr et al 1960 – Hardt & Negri – Ritzer – Hyperglobalists • Varieties of Capitalism • Forces drawing EU towards US model • Forces pulling EU apart Convergence Theories “Globalisation is the integration of product markets as a consequence of removing trade barriers; internationalisation of financial markets stimulated by deregulation restrictions on capital flows‚ cross-border spread of technological advances and transnational organisation of production
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that is difficult to obtain‚ sometimes you have to protest‚ even if you don’t want to. Part of being civilized and expressing your rights means that you are ¨trying to do everything you don’t want to‚ never doing anything you want to.¨ (page 1129) Protesting is hard but a necessary part of life. So‚ in conclusion‚ protesting is an essential part of life. It gives you a chance to express your rights and yourself. The members of the SeaWorld protest did just that and they got somewhere. They protected
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III. Globalization 1. What is globalization? Globalization has become the dominant issue in the development of the present world. Globalization processes affect all spheres of life‚ namely marketing economy‚ political and social systems. Thus‚ globalization refers not only to the commodity production‚ global markets‚ supraterritorial spaces for finance and banking‚ or tourism but also to the consolidation of the global communication system. These factors are strictly connected with the growing
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