Yuchen Liang What is globalization? Who are the biggest winners and losers in a globalized world? Globalization has become a widely used word to describe the trend of free flow of capital‚ technology‚ information and service; it is not just an economic phenomenon. It also has political‚ social and cultural dimensions. Even in its economic dimension‚ there are major differences depending on the scale (e.g. macroeconomic or microeconomic) and the viewpoint. When concerning the question of who are
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Globalization describes an ongoing process by which regional economies‚ societies‚ and cultures have become integrated through a network of communication and execution. Globalization is often term or refers to economic globalization i.e. the integration of national economies into the international economy through trade‚ foreign direct investment‚ capital flows‚ migration‚ and the spread of technology. The driving forces of globalization are a combination of Economic‚ Technological‚ Socio-cultural
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Globalization Globalization as a term usually refers to describe intercontinental or international economic‚ social and political integration (Wells‚ Schuey‚ Kiely) and is a current day phenomena that is present in all parts of the world and undeniably affects each and every sphere of life. The business is not an exception; many are taking advantage of it to gain profits and grow business opportunities in general‚ therefore the focus of this paper will be on the main aspects of globalization in relation
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Special Working Paper Series Globalization and Politics Suzanne Berger MIT IPC Globalization Working Paper 00-005 P1: FMF April 18‚ 2000 15:37 Annual Reviews AR097-03 Annu. Rev. Polit. Sci. 2000. 3:43–62 Copyright c 2000 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved GLOBALIZATION AND POLITICS Suzanne Berger Department of Political Science‚ Massachusetts Institute of Technology‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts 02139; e-mail: szberger@mit.edu ? Key Words internationalization
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Is Globalization good? Is globalization good or bad? To answer this question I should explain or define the term globalization first. There exist so many different definitions of the world and everybody defines globalization in another way. For me globalization means the worldwide distribution of products and services and the fusion and partnership of international companies. Due to globalization people around the world are more connected to each other. Goods and services that are produced in one
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Business Strategy Topic Paper Impact of Globalization If you go into your local store you will likely find a shirt made in Taiwan‚ a toy made in China‚ and an electronic made in Japan‚ all of which are made under a U.S. firm. This is a prime example of globalization which has become common place for large firms. While globalization is viewed as a way to increase business by firms‚ it is a risky venter with both positive and negative impact. Globalization is the act of moving away from distinct
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The globalization of markets Theodore Levitt The worldwide success of a growing list of products that have become household names is evidence that consumers the world over‚ despite deep-rooted cultural differences‚ are becoming more and more alike - or‚ as the author puts it‚ "homogenized." In consequence‚ he contends‚ the traditional MNC’s strategy of tailoring its products to the needs of multiple markets may put it at a severe disadvantage vis-a-vis competitors who apply marketing imagination
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financial‚ trade‚ and communications integration. Globalization implies the opening of local and nationalistic perspectives to a broader outlook of an interconnected and interdependent world with free transfer of capital‚ goods‚ and services across national frontiers. However‚ it does not include unhindered movement of labor and‚ as suggested by some economists‚ may hurt smaller or fragile economies if applied indiscriminately. Globalization is the process of international integration arising
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Globalization – Threat or Opportunity? 1 Introduction Globalization is a term used to describe the political‚ economic and cultural climate of today’s world. Some say it is the movement of people‚ language‚ ideas‚ and products around the world. Others see it as the dominance of multinational corporations and the destruction of cultural identities. Since the dawn of man‚ economies have been changing and expanding‚ but most importantly‚ converging
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MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES AND EMERGING MARKETS The need for multinational companies to invest foreign economies becomes erstwhile with increasing globalization. Multinational Enterprises‚ MNEs‚ enter foreign markets for different reasons; some enter the market in search for market control as regards sales and distribution of their goods and services while for some‚ it is either to gain cheaper labour or utilize more specialized expertise or for easier access to a resource(s) that facilitates or
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