Table of Contents The Impact of Globalisation on Multinational Companies Introduction Globalization is a term used to describe the trend of growth; trade practices between undertakings perform beyond the geographic and economic boundaries‚ so that they exist (Waters‚ 2001 Brinkman‚ Brinkman‚ 2002). Globalization is used to describe the nature of the dominant international trade and business‚ as they are no longer limited to serving specific groups of consumers in
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Is rationalization a desirable strategy for managing and organizing Junction Hotel in the current economic climate? Discuss your answer with reference to the topic of organisational change. Rationalization is an organisational concept that aims to increase a firm’s productivity‚ as it grows in size‚ through a reorganisation of its current system of operations. Throughout this essay I will be referring to the Junction Hotel case study along with other articles and critiques of the rationalization
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Assignment 3 – Essay ‘COVERSHEET’ Australian culture is becoming more and more like American culture. Is this true? Is this a good thing? SUBMISSION DATE: 26th October 2010 STUDENT NAME: JAMES WHEELER STUDENT NUMBER: s957707 COURSE: TERTIARY ENABLING PROGRAM LECTURER: ANDREW STENCHMANN SUBJECT: 026 “HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES” ASSIGNMENT: ASSIGNMENT THREE – ESSAY (Due 24th October 2010) TITLE: ‘SIMILARLY DIFFERENT’
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substandard conditions‚ exploited workers 3. Job ‘Losses’ – in the MNE country of origin 4. Environmental damage due to MNE’s using only the bare minimum to satisfy weak environmental standards 5. Harming cultural interests e.g. ‘McDonaldization’ 6. Stifling the growth of SME’s 7. Inequality –Widening the gap between the rich and poor However‚ I would argue that these are hardly ‘unintended’ problems. MNE’s like any other enterprise are created with the aim of generating profit
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“With reference to a dualism of your choice (e.g.‚ bureaucracy/post-bureaucracy‚ Fordism/post-Fordism‚ hard HRM/soft HRM)‚ evaluate critically its validity as a tool for understanding the changing nature of work organisation” Introduction The definition of work is “ the application of effort or exertion to a purpose‚” (Noon & Blyton 2002‚ p3) Though this does provide a reasonable definition a clearer one can be provided by Thomas (1999‚ xiv) who highlights three essential components to work:
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References: Alfino‚ M.‚ Caputo‚ J.S.‚ & Wynyard‚ R.(1998). McDonaldization Revisited: Critical Essays on Consumer Culture. Praeger Publishers. Retrieved June 18‚ 2012 Andrews‚ D.L. & Jackson‚ S.J. (2004). Sport‚ Culture and Advertising: Identities‚ Commodities and the Politics of Representation. Routledge. Retrieved
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1. Define the major points of each of the major theoretical frameworks in sociology. Choose a social issue (other than divorce) and apply the three sociological perspectives to the chosen issue. The three major theoretical frameworks are symbolic interactionism‚ functional analysis‚ and conflict theory. Symbolic interactionism is a microsociological analysis‚ meaning that it focuses on face-to-face interactions between people‚ and uses symbols to understand the surrounding world. These symbols
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Globalization and International Business 1 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Globalization and International Business To outline the historical perspective of globalization of business To explain the concept of globalization To elucidate the factors influencing globalization To discuss the various techniques for measuring globalization To examine the reasons for support and criticism of globalization To discuss global business expansion strategy for emerging market companies To
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’s scrapping ’supersize ’. (2009‚ February 11). Retrieved from http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-603735.html Nickels‚ W Quintanilla‚ C. (2010). Big Mac Inside the McDonald’s Empire [Television series episode]. On CNBC. Ritzer‚ G (2004). The McDonaldization of Society: Revised New Century Edition Robbins‚ S Tschang‚ C.-C. (2008‚ May 28). Olympic Sponsors Cheer the Home Team. Retrieved 10 13‚ 2011‚ from Businessweek: http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/may2008/gb20080527_190692.htm Watson
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that Cold War system‚ globalization is directly or indirectly influencing and reshaping the culture of virtually every country in the world. McDonald’s is a powerful emblem of this emerging "global" culture‚ which is often referred to as the "McDonaldization" of society. Globalization through its espousal of economic integration‚ digital integration‚ its ever-widening connectivity of individuals and nations‚ and spreading of capitalist values is the very anti-thesis of the Soviet culture that was
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