THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALISATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. BY. EMMANUEL ODEH. ABSTRACT The article argues that the challenges facing higher education in the new millennium cannot be understood unless proper account is taken of the phenomenon of globalisation. Two points are emphasised. The first is that globalisation cannot simply be seen as a higher form of internationalisation; it is a much more turbulent phenomenon that not only transcends but ignores national boundaries. The second is that
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’‚ Act local ’ is a common phrase used by executives‚ companies in the UK have been heavily impacted by globalisation due to the benefits of attractive cheap labour available overseas‚ establish subsidiaries to overcome exportation‚ producing globally standardised products to achieve economies of scale and gaining a market share in local/region of a country. This is the age of globalisation‚ a term which has numerous definition (Dunning‚ 1997)‚ but generally refers to a process of "tighter international
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Globalisation is the integration of the worlds economy through mass consumption of mainly Western culture‚ technology and trade due to advances in telecommunications and transport developments. The impacts of globalisation include: Low trade barriers Low transport costs Increasing role of TNCs Internet Increased telecommunications technology As a consequence of globalisation‚ the liberalisation of world trade has meant the economy operates on a global scale. This has resulted in increased
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Chapter – VIII GLOBALISATION AND INDIAN SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR Globalisation means gradual integration of economies through free movement of goods‚ services and capital which has significant impact on the economies of both developed and developing countries. Therefore‚ globalisation refers to a process of growing economic interdependence among different countries of the world. Thus‚ in the globalised era‚ the whole world is changing into a global village in the sense that economic activities
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The argument between regionalisation and globalisation is very vocal and considerably long-standing. Evidence in support of each is plentiful; however‚ it is the opinion of this author that evidence in support of regionalisation has greater merit‚ at least at the present time. This work will seek to critically analyse the article written by Richard Stubbs entitled Regionalization and Globalization where the author makes compelling arguments for the case of regionalisation. There are several points
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The Impact of Globalization on Women in India “Yathro Narianthu Poojyothay‚Ramanthe thathra Devathey” Where the woman is worshipped‚ there lies the Goddess. Introduction: The roles of women in India have been changing and they are now emerging from the past traditions into a new era of freedom and rights. The basic objective of this paper is to examine the changing role of women due to globalization in Indian society. This concern is not merely academic but is central to the process of emerging
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Over the past fifty years there has been a rapid increase in Buddhist adherents‚ this is due to the accelerated improvement in technology and the consequent elevation of globalisation. Buddhism is a wide spread‚ immensely populated religion that circumscribes a variety of traditions‚ beliefs and practices‚ based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha). Over time‚ the Buddhist environment has been affected by the diversity of cultures within societies which has implemented change
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What has been the impact of globalisation on Australia? What are the future implications of globalisation on Australia? Globalisation is not a new thing but has been around for the last 500 years. Globalisation has had quite a positive impact on Australia. Globalisation has brought Australia Growth and has increased domestic efficiency. Australia has been involved in the revolution of globalisation and it has affected Australia in many ways. Its main impact was on International convergence‚ economic
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GLOBALWARMING VIA GLOBALISATION ABSTRACT SUBMITTED BY: SANJAY.K 2ND SEM MBA PIMS‚ MUNNAD. Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of earth’s atmosphere and oceans. Globalization is the process of extending social relations across world space. Such extension results in simultaneous development in technology and trade. Some of them cause harm to the atmosphere and invites global warming. The increase in the earth’s average surface temperature due to the effect of green house
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Globalisation and cross cultural management Case: globalisation of health care- shortage of radiologists in the US and demand is twice as large as the rate of graduation. Solution is to send images over the internet to be interpreted by radiologists in India? In 2004 170‚000 foreigners visited India for medical treatments and is expected to grow at 15% for the next several years. Globalisation: The shift toward a more integrated and interdependent world economy. Globalisation of markets:
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