UNITED NATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Information Technology‚ Globalization and Social Development Manuel Castells UNRISD Discussion Paper No. 114‚ September 1999 The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) is an autonomous agency engaging in multidisciplinary research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development. Its work is guided by the conviction that‚ for effective development policies to be formulated‚ an understanding
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Globalization Impact Analysis for China Country overview China is a country in the Southeast of Asia. It borders Mongolia to the North‚ India in the south‚ and the two Korea’s to the east. According to the textbook‚ china’s population is 1.3 billion which is the most in the world coming ahead of its southern neighbor India who are second. (Luthans & Doh‚ 2012‚ p. 230). According to CIA world Fact book‚ the common languages in china are Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua‚ based on the
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examined commonalities among modern cultures‚ perhaps to share ways of being more efficient and possibly to unify world cultures. Whatever the case‚ the corporate world has also followed suit and has rapidly sped up the process‚ for perhaps something other than monetary benefit‚ but one could only speculate the purpose behind globalization. However‚ the question that is commonly debated globally is whether the globalization process does more harm than good to local cultures around the world. This debate
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advertising practices while most of the other factors are more general in nature. Such advertising restrictions can have a major influence on the degree of standardization allowed for a company’s marketing program. Religion plays an important role of a culture. Religion is an organized collection of beliefs‚ cultural systems‚ and world views that relate humanity to the supernatural‚ to spirituality and‚ sometimes‚ to moral values. Many religions have narratives‚ symbols‚ and sacred histories that are
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Piracy in Somalia Through research‚ I had no idea that the threat of Somali Piracy has been on the rise for the past couple of years. Being a U.S. Navy Officer‚ Brian Wilson forms his own opinion on this topic when he states that all one-hundred eleven (111) Somali ships that carry oil‚ military weapons‚ and hazardous chemicals are being hijacked. He writes that attacks are much more likely to occur when ships are on a dedicated route. If there is no form of government‚ there is piracy. Brian Wilson
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has a domestic resource that other countries need‚ and want. These countries take their domestic resource‚ and by developing and exploiting it‚ they can produce a surplus that then they can trade for the resources they do need. (March 2013) Globalization has impacted the United States in many different ways. It has opened many doors in many different markets around the world. The selling and the trading of American goods and products around the world‚ has allowed us to stay close to the top of
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Economy of Australia Globalization has largely benefited the Australian economy. Australia has an abundance of natural resources that their population of 23 million people can’t use‚ so they sell the surplus to other countries that have a demand for the resources‚ giving Australia a world market of over 6.5 billion people. The Australian economy has experienced continuous growth and low unemployment‚ contained inflation‚ very low public debt‚ and a strong and stable financial system. By 2012
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Using one specific company with which you are familiar‚ examine the actual and potential impacts of globalisation on that company. Explain the reasoning behind the points you make. INTRODUCTION Multinational corporations exist to protect proprietary technology. There are different types of globalization that that have an actual and potential impact on a multinational. One multinational in particular is Dell. This company is based in Round Rock‚ Texas with operations throughout the world
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RESEARCH TOPIC “Impact of British culture on international students.” BACKGROUND Many international students are unfamiliar with the national cultural environments in which they are to spend their student life. Cultural differences may bring different ways of doing things that will affect all aspects of their life. Many international students are well aware and respect other people’s cultures and beliefs. There are some who take time to adapt to the new environment. This research has
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205 American Journal of Industrial and Business Management‚ 2012‚ 2‚ 205-216 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajibm.2012.24027 Published Online October 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ajibm) The Impact of Organisational Culture on the Implementation of TQM: Empirical Study in the Iranian Oil Company Yadollah Karimi1‚ Sharifah Latifah Syed Abdul Kadir2 1 Faculty of Business & Accountancy‚ University of Malaya‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia; 2Department of Operation and Management Information System‚ Faculty
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