Molly Moar May 14‚ 2013 Social 10-1 Economic Globalization and Cultural Contact Economic Globalization and Cultural Contact Cultural contact is what occurs when two cultures come in contact with one another‚ though media‚ trade‚ or immigration. The film Avatar is based on cultural contact and the outcomes of this concept. Pocahontas‚ another example of a film based on cultural contact‚ both films are relatively alike‚ they show ethnocentrism to other races until two people from
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Drivers of Globalization There are two main drivers of Globalization which seem to underlie the trend towards greater globalization. First is the decline in barriers to the free flow of goods‚ services and capital that is occurred since the end of World War II. And the second driver is technological change in particular areas which has dramatic development in recent years as communication‚ information‚ processing‚ and transportation technologies. Declining Trade and Investment Barriers –
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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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“Reforming Globalization” Ivonne Daisy Salazar Hurtado MGMT 3105V GBC – Global Business in the 21st Century Walden University Alexandra Salas August 3‚ 2014 Globalization is an objective with which all companies include nowadays; the global expansion allows firms to increase their profitability and thus consequently the profit growth. As the article mentions the pursuit of a just society involves carefully balancing two contradictory necessities with regard to the
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Eden L. (1991) identifies three main components of globalization: 1. Convergence – production‚ financial‚ technology structures approach a common average standard 2. Synchronization- tendency for Triad nations (EU‚ Japan & USA) to move in tandem‚ experiencing the same business cycle patterns 3. Interpenetration- the growing importance of trade‚ investment & technology in each domestic economy Globalization is manifest through: • The rapid growth in international trade and international financial
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GLOBALIZATION. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES. Globalization can be described as a process by which the people of the world are unified into a single society and function together. This process is a combination of economic‚ technological‚ sociocultural and political forces. It’s a movement of people‚ goods‚ capital and ideas due to increased economic integration. Globalization is a controversial issue mainly because different groups interpret it in different ways. For its opponents globalization is
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GLOBALIZATION OF MARKETS Theodore Levitt is often considered to be the first to recognize the trend towards globalization and states that: “companies must learn to operate as if the world were one large market – ignoring superficial regional and national differences…” In addition‚ he argues that the companies that do not adapt to the new global realities will become the victims of those that do. Theodore Levitt’s 1983 article about the globalization of markets is one of the most discussed
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2012 IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN CHUGHTAI FA08-BBA-036 10/4/2012 Summary of ACADEMIC PAPER Levi Strauss: an international marketing investigation This Article consists of a research based study on Levi’s‚ and its strategies for its international business. Todays current situations and relations with countries across the border‚ motivates the companies to go for international business. So this article tells us that while going for international business‚ we have two strategies‚ 1: Standardization
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Globalization and Inequality June 2010 I. Introduction The processes of global economic integration initiated in the 1960s have deeply impacted economic well-‐being across the globe. A number of observers identify these processes as an important factor contributing to the expansion of
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Executive Summary During the past decade‚ a catchy paradigm or slogan‚ "Think globally‚ act locally‚" has often been used to capture the concept of a progressive change in a global corporation that considers the whole world as its market but at the same time carefully evaluates and adapts to local priorities and requirements. However‚ for many firms‚ implementing this concept or vision has turned out to be a long and difficult process‚ causing not only unexpected and unintended side-effects causing
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