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1998). The concept of globalization becomes clearer if used in an economic context (Oratamangun, 1998). Basically, globalization i...

One cannot, after awhile, tell which country a business is really associated with. One gets a sense that globalization, while easy...

the trafficking of women and children around the world" (Anonymous, 2002). Coupled with the help of the US Agency for Internation...

exploiters whilst the workers in the third world or developing nations, have been seen as the exploited. Whilst this may be seen a...

11). The combination of the digital media boom and the deregulation of media ownership which is occurring on a worldwide basis has...

if the government has to show its best face, and will hide those who live in squalor, thus perpetuating the problem of poverty. T...

is not just our "pop" culture that has caused so much influence. Aside from the political force of the United States, we note th...

such as Fred Bergsten, an editor with The Economist, believe that the worlds entire economy will benefit from regional arrangement...

globalization but most agree that the word describes a world where market forces are the driving forces. Trade and investment are ...

Lewis (1996) reports that Asians typically will consider the past as well as the future in assessing the worth of a potential alli...

to alternative development; 6 percent to human rights programs; four percent to assist the 2 million Colombians who have been disp...

remarks about Globalization in general. He states: "Globalization is a transformation of social geography marked by the growth of ...

- of how an impoverished nation can develop its economy to come to be listed by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Devel...

forestry. Much is the same really in both areas. Yet, there are decidedly more problems in Vietnam. While problems do admittedly e...

justice systems are a significant first line of defense, but they have been seen as problematic ("Challenges," 1998). In a perfec...

will likely thrive during the twenty-first century. The firm started as a partnership, but evolved. It went public in 2001, which...

these are yet completely accepted. It is only if there are international standards that international stakeholders may be...

but one cannot discount both companies enormous presence in the communications world. Certainly, it will have an impact on the fut...

HAS CHANGED FOR THE UNITED STATES As much as some people want to feel that the events of September 11 had a sustainable impact on...

with local suppliers and they may even have a local board of directors (Dobbin, 2001). This is a multinational corporation - multi...

department in Japan is the most powerful department in a Japanese company (Donlon, 1998). However, in a U.S. company, a personnel ...

the world is concentrating on "building a better Lexus," and is dedicated to "modernizing, streamlining, and privatizing their eco...

that China now wishes to be included in an organisation it see as capitalist, and is currently petitioning to join the World Trade...

community? Or by participation in the issues of a community? Where does one draw the line? As the basic premise of democratic gove...

regional barriers placed in its path" (Kedia 22). One of the ways that such boundaries have been removed or minimized has been th...

global sense it is likely they would suffer more than they would gain due to the loss of comparative advantages gained from intern...

Management of the supply chain then also becomes more complex. Flaherty comments that the consequences of a longer supply chain in...

to us that, for a 10-year-old, the world continues to hold great promise. In the meantime, no one ever said growing up was easy" (...

occurred before, is on the verge of discovery in many ways. But, at the root of its existence, its definition still remains the sa...

its advantages as well as its disadvantages. If we wish to consider the role of the World Trade Organisation we need to consider...