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a thing of the past, only to find that even those who conduct most of their banking online still want to be able to visit a branch...

conceivably become a staff member of a national magazine in a foreign country, even though one does not live there. All business w...

to increase capacity and maximise returns, meaning making the most return when compared to the costs. This, along with an understa...

do work under tough environmental standards and this is deemed to be unfair in the competitive global marketplace. Compliance with...

economist and former member of staff for the Wold Bank; Surjit S. Bhalla, claims that this target has already been reached (Cliffo...

has with the spread and popularity of American movies. Hollywoods influence and reach has long extended beyond its own shores and...

of "players" in terms of owners and mega-merger conglomerates, such information becomes increasingly homogenized and increasingly ...

Gulf. In contrast, the countries of Western Europe account for 23 percent of the demand for Mideast oil, Japan for 73 percent (Pe...

hold office. One may say that such practices are corrupt. Still, this is not the case all the time and there are politicians who a...

been accompanied by the realisation of the way in which the past has impacted on both the globe and also on the individuals within...

Turkic tribe, that would merge with local Slavic inhabitants during the latter part of the seventh century ("Bulgaria"). Bulgaria...

capita gross domestic product (GDP) is only $2,540, placing it well below international standards of per capita income. A "less d...

manager is to work effectively outside their home country (Allard, 1995, p. 6). * The ability to learn and integrate new knowledge...

is at $247 billion (1999, p.PG) U.S. dollars. Several factors have been holding up progress such as the unwillingness for develop...

basis of short-term results, but rather to build for the long term. Germanys Bavarian Motor Works (BMW) and Japans Mitsubishi pro...

means by which to create such commodities faster, cheaper and within "laboratories or non-traditional environments" (Technology-Af...

everyday conversation. If someone is not related to somebody who works for the automobile industry, then someone knows somebody o...

a day" (The World Bank Group, 2001). In terms of infant mortality we can see that "Eight out of every 100 infants do not live to s...

Before beginning, it is helpful to analyze what, the definition of global branding actually is. In its most simple form, global b...

its influence is vast. This is both positive and negative. On one hand, the people are afforded some help from the government, but...

to do as they like. Clearly, with the new international economy driven by globalization, an individual nations rights and abiliti...

upon the businesses that erupt on their own. It is to some extent, not governments business. Yet, government does play some role. ...

such as the horrific terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. Many argue those events to be the direct result of globalization,...

to globalization. However, it also pays to look at what is called the new regime as explored by Tabb (1999). To this author, it ap...

GDP growth rates, compared with increases of only 2% per annum for the richer nations (World Bank, 2002). This also represents a c...

countries, the remaining 51% are corporations (Anderson and Cavanagh n.d.). This starts to indicate the level of economic power th...

that conflict is the natural order, it is likely to occur, so international relations should accept this inevitability and prepare...

are to promote or retard economic growth. "To reap the full benefits of trade and investment...liberalization must be accompanied...

Nepal did not. In 2003, there are still areas of Nepal that are not open to foreign visitors. The government has thoughtfu...

The prospect of globalisation has been heralded by many as a potential revolution that could be used to improve social development...