The impact of Globalization on the Retail Industry in South Africa by Niezaam Jedaar 18 March 2011 Submitted as part of the requirements for Business Fundamentals in the B Tech (I.T.) program at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology PLAGIARISM DECLARATION Plagiarism is defined as the unacknowledged or unattributed copying of material from any information source whether written‚ printed or electronic. This includes copying from a fellow student. The use of such material is a form
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Globalization Paper Globalization is a historical process that is inevitable and irreversible. It defies geography and you can get anywhere. It compresses space and time. It connects people of different places and culture. Globalization can happen slowly or quickly in some centuries. We are in a world that is inter-connected‚ inter-related‚ and inter-grated. Globalization began in 1492 with Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America making the United States of America the first globalized
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be an enormous shift of economic power from today’s rich countries to what are still labeled DCs‚ and especially to Asian DCs This shift is the likely result of the ongoing globalization of economic activities‚ i.e. the increasing worldwide integration of markets for goods‚ capital and‚ last not least‚ labour. Globalization refers to an evolving pattern of cross-border activities of firms involving international investment‚ trade and cooperation for purposes of product development‚ production and
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decisions that Nike has made as a company and highlight the issues pertaining to its followed consequences. Let us now examine some ethics theories and observe the case of Nike in this light. Egoism - This theory states that individuals or corporations have a right to guide their conduct placing ones own interest foremost in rational decisions. Through this theory one can justify the placement of profits or revenue generation as the high attained goal of an entity. In this regards Nike has played to
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The Reality of Globalization: Friend or Foe? Globalization is a key element in the modern political atmosphere. The increased interdependency of nations in the last half century has spawned both positive and negative trends. Nations’ increasing reliance on one another’s natural resources and labor are making the world smaller politically‚ socially‚ and economically. The isolationist policies that the United States and so many other countries endorsed at the dawn of the twentieth century are
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employee might have been expected to primarily collaborate with colleagues from his own country‚ today many people are part of a global network connected with people around the world. Yet‚ most managers have little understanding of how local culture impacts global interaction. Even those who are culturally informed‚ travel extensively‚ and have lived abroad often have few strategies for dealing with the cross-cultural complexity that affects their team’s day-to-day effectiveness. Globalisation has greatly
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Globalization The world’s increasing globalization requires more interactions among people from diverse cultures‚ beliefs‚ and backgrounds than ever before. People no longer live and work in an insular marketplace; they are now part of a worldwide economy with competition coming from nearly every continent. For this reason‚ business and other organizations need diversity to become more creative and open to change. Maximizing and capitalizing globalization has become an important issue for management
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This business report will examine NIKE incorporated. A brief history will be provided followed by a detailed analysis of the components of globalisation‚ including topics such as: ➢ Role of transanational corporations ➢ Global consumer ➢ Impact of technology ➢ Role of governement ➢ Deregulation of financial markets Also an analysis of NIKE’s marketing startegies will be included eg: ➢ Market segmentation ➢ Product and service ➢ Promotion ➢ Place distribution
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Globalization “Globalization” is being used widely for the past fifteen years‚ It’s a controversial term and has been used and defined in several different ways. Globalization point out that the world today is more interconnected than before. It’s the process of international integration arising from interchange of products‚ ideas‚ people‚ and other aspects of culture. Hence it affects in social relations negatively‚ weather on communities‚ work‚ and households. Positive affects are also
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cause much rubble in the new companies operations. However‚ future political challenges cannot be ruled out. Nike being number one sportswear in the USA‚ its profits‚ turnovers‚ marketing sponsor ships and advertising surmount all other sports wear companies. This company is not only positioned as a market leader but also leaders in the industry labor practices initiatives. Although Nike had suffered bad publicity over the last decade‚ for various reasons‚ it is best placed in the political climate
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