...Impacts of Globalisation The Management of People & Organisations INTRODUCTION Globalisation has significantly impacted the functionality and prosperity of people, organisations and how they are managed. Of these impacts, a vast collection of influences have lead managers to both realise and take advantage of highly rewarding business opportunities as well as confront challenges that could be detrimental to the success of their organisations. The purpose of this essay is to examine the effects of globalisation on the management of organisations and people via the analysis of particular environments including the economic, cultural, technological and sustainable environments. Each factor, having considerable correlation with each other will delve into issues including anti-capitalist backlash, parochialism and geocentric attitudes, technological acquaintance and the eco-effectiveness of decisions made by leadership. The analysis indicates that challenges managers face from globalisation in managing people and organisations will need to be addressed by the adaptation of geocentric attitudes covering the embrace of a global leadership mindset, the appreciation of cultural diversity and the development of technological know-how to accompany the existing and essential leadership skills including change management, decision making and strategic rational. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT Primarily considering the economic environment and the initial rise of globalisation is imperative...
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...GLOBALISATION AND ITS IMPACT ON CULTURE Globalization can be defined as the removing of borders and barriers to facilitate easy exchange of ideas, resources and knowledge between countries. Communication is the essence of Globalization. Without communication, globalization is not possible. Globalization was introduced to India in 1991,when Manmohan Singh signed the New Economic Policy , when the Indian government introduced a set of reforms for the ailing Indian economy to prevent it from going to further crisis. These reforms were the Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization reforms. Since 1991, we have seen major changes in India. Globalization has opened India to the world and has brought in the much needed exposure. Globalization has had impacts in the economic, social, cultural and political ways of India. The most significant remains the impact of globalization on the economic sector. India has seen tremendous growth since 1991. India is one of the fastest growing countries in the world and that is all due to the reforms undertaken in 1991. The role of Multi -National Corporations (MNC’s) is very significant in the Indian scenario. The MNC’s were brought in by Globalization. Indian shores were attacked by the Chinese ships , and their products dominated the markets at first. But now , after Globalization , it’s a flat world , where in raw material , labour is picked up where it is cheap and all functions like marketing , manufacturing...
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...warrior wielding his heavy sword, while these elements do play some role in the entire concept of Japan as a whole, the entire meaning and history of the nation is larger than that. Japan globalisation impacts on culture, economy and the environment Japan globalisation impacts on culture, economy and the environment https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html http://www.asiaonline.com.au/japan/attractions.html http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring01/Newsome/culture.html http://buna.arts.yorku.ca/japanese/ejlt/globalization.pdf http://hqwide.com/epcot-disneyland-torii-lakes-culture-japanese-architecture-wallpaper-71300/ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html http://www.asiaonline.com.au/japan/attractions.html http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring01/Newsome/culture.html http://buna.arts.yorku.ca/japanese/ejlt/globalization.pdf http://hqwide.com/epcot-disneyland-torii-lakes-culture-japanese-architecture-wallpaper-71300/ [Street Address] [City], [State] [Postal Code] [Web Address] [Street Address] [City], [State] [Postal Code] [Web Address] Lorem Ipsum Dolor Lorem Ipsum Dolor Bibliography Bibliography Brief Information On Japan Brief Information On Japan Globalisation Impacts Globalisation Impacts Japan’s adoption of European imperialism resulted in total devastation of both the country and many traditional values. After World War II, Japan...
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...IKEA The Impact of Globalisation Definition of Globalisation Globalisation is the process by which organisations or businesses start operations on an international scale by committing facilities and resources in foreign countries. The International Monetary Fund, (IMF) continues to believe that this will lead to global convergence through aspects of trade and transactions, capital and investment movements, migration and the movement of people and dissemination of knowledge. Mission Statement - “to create a better everyday life for the many”. Focus Areas & Goals:- Children: IKEA believe that children are the most important people in the world. By supporting their local communities, they hope to assist in children to achieve their fullest potential through development and learning. IKEA has experience in this area and can make a difference. Environment: “Low Price, but not at any price”. IKEA aim to have a positive impact on the local environment and how their business may impact upon it. Their store effectiveness, is measured on how environmentally responsible they are. (IKEA.com (2012). About IKEA, The IKEA Way) Introduction Ingvar Kamprad was born in 1926 on a farm called Elmtaryd, in the small Swedish village of Agunnaryd. At the young age of just 5, he was already showing that he was to become a successful entrepreneur by selling matches to his parent’s friends and neighbours and within two years was selling further afield by travelling to other villages on...
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...Impact of Globalization on IR Impact of Globalization on IR IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS The globalization i.e. the changes in the world economy have substantial effects on the industrial relations thereby providing the opportunity to reiterate the significance of the area in understanding the effect of these changes on the people, organizations and the nature of work. The traditional methods of IR are disturbed in several ways through the increasing international economic interdependence. Initially the IR arrangements are confined to the situations created by the national markets but the globalization has expanded the boundaries of the market place. The amount of information flows with the help of the latest technology is constructing the interconnected enterprise networks around the world, thereby doing away with the current IR arrangements. The primary drivers of change are the MNC’s. They are associations that take part in FDI and own or control profitable resources in more than one nation. The MNC’s, as producers of the universal goods and services have an influence extending beyond the urban places in the countries in which they are located. The individualism is growing in the organizations as many local enterprises in addition to the MNC’s are using the information technology to focus on the demands of the international and domestic markets. The globalization has also clearly shown the difference between the “capital” and the “labour”...
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...Globalisation has had various and important impacts on the media industries and how they have evolved and developed. It has allowed people from all over the world to be able to share their cultural customs and engage and learn from these exchanges. This has had a particular effect on the music industry, becoming a powerfully influential tool in the global music market and cultural music practices. The changes that globalisation has caused can be either viewed as hindering expressive cultural development or providing new opportunities for cultural hybridisation. Although there are distinct fallbacks, the benefits of this new global music industry have been substantial. Globalisation facilitates the development of an enriching and creative music culture and provides credits to otherwise known cultural music, shown through the examples of Korean’s K-Pop and Nigeria’s Afrobeats. Globalisation ‘refers to the rapidly developing process of complex interconnections between societies, cultures, institutions and individuals world-wide.’ (Tomlinson, 1999, pp.165) This process is commonly depicted as a beneficial force, unifying a range of different global societies and incorporating them into a “global village”, therefore enriching all cultures involved. Globalisation in the media industry is formed through the convergence of media organisations and the reconstruction of the media industries along global lines, creating a number of transnational conglomerates with immense power. This...
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... − Are governments prepared to operate effectively in an international policy environment? How can the impacts of globalisation on democratic processes be managed to protect core values such as accountability, responsiveness, and transparency? What future do governments envisage for "global governance"? From Autonomy to Influence -- preparing for a global policy role THE IMPACTS OF GLOBALISATION ON POLICY-MAKING 1. Globalisation has changed the context in which governments operate. Even traditionally domestic issues are increasingly influenced by international actors and international events that are beyond national governments' ability to control, either individually or collectively. This has evoked a good deal of hand-wringing and fears that national policy autonomy -- or even national sovereignty -- is being undermined. These fears, while important, may be short-sighted. While globalisation poses many challenges for national governments, it also holds many opportunities. International co-operation offers new opportunities to improve overall policy effectiveness and to address common policy dilemmas. But are national governments adequately equipped to manage the problems and reap the benefits of globalisation? 2. The following discussion examines the impacts of globalisation on policy making1. It raises questions related to three main themes: 3. may international interest groups, the global...
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...Table of Contents The Impact of Globalisation on Multinational Companies 2 Introduction 2 McDonalds’ Introduction 3 Globalisation and McDonald’s 3 Globalisation strategy of McDonald 5 1. Think Globally but Act Locally 7 2. Pricing 8 3. Advertising/Promotional strategies 8 4. Social responsibility 9 Challenges for McDonald 10 Conclusion 11 Reference 12 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 the country (Levy, Hammond and Gross, 2003), the globalization of the increase is due to the expansion of economic and capitalist drive to achieve growth, and taking existing resources , improve the degree of efficiency of the operation. Thus, globalization is also very closely related to the outsourcing companies seeking to existing units, the production moved to another country, economically sensitive wage labour. A typical example of this is the first McDonald's in 1955 as a company in California, opened in 2013, is now in 195 countries and has more than 30,000 restaurants. This process, because it is difficult to control, some multinational companies responsible...
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...IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION ON INDIAN ECONOMY INTRODUCTION TO GLOBALIZATION: Globalization has many meanings depending on the context and on the person who is talking about. It refers to the increasing global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Guy Brainbant: says that the process of globalisation not only includes opening up of world trade, development of advanced means of communication, internationalisation of financial markets, growing importance of MNC’s, population migrations and more generally increased mobility of persons, goods, capital, data and ideas but also infections, diseases and pollution. The term globalization refers to the integration of economies of the world through uninhibited trade and financial flows, as also through mutual exchange of technology and knowledge. Ideally, it also contains free inter-country movement of labour. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia defines globalization as: "a widely-used term that can be defined in a number of different ways. When used in an economic context, it refers to the reduction and removal of barriers between national borders in order to facilitate the flow of goods, capital, services and labour... although considerable barriers remain to the flow of labour... Globalization is not a new phenomenon. It began towards the end of the nineteenth century, but it slowed down during the period from the start of the first World War until the third quarter of the twentieth...
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...Impact of globalization on Indian economy- An overview By: Tanveer Malik Introduction Indian economy had experienced major policy changes in early 1990s. The new economic reform, popularly known as, Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG model) aimed at making the Indian economy as fastest growing economy and globally competitive. The series of reforms undertaken with respect to industrial sector, trade as well as financial sector aimed at making the economy more efficient. With the onset of reforms to liberalize the Indian economy in July of 1991, a new chapter has dawned for India and her billion plus population. This period of economic transition has had a tremendous impact on the overall economic development of almost all major sectors of the economy, and its effects over the last decade can hardly be overlooked. Besides, it also marks the advent of the real integration of the Indian economy into the global economy. This era of reforms has also ushered in a remarkable change in the Indian mindset, as it deviates from the traditional values held since Independence in 1947, such as „self reliance” and socialistic policies of economic development, which mainly due to the inward looking restrictive form of governance, resulted in the isolation, overall backwardness and inefficiency of the economy, amongst a host of other problems. This, despite the fact that India has always had the potential to be on the fast track to prosperity. Now that India is in the process...
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...The impact of globalisation on the value chain Supply Management and competitive advantage INTRODUCTION The overall objective is to see how the supply chain management can bring competitive advantage. In addition, examine the benefits created by this tool such as reduced costs, reduced process time, quality analysis and flexible supply chain. That is, verify the changes that occurred after the implementation of this method by checking its adaptability in relation to market changes. (Ballou, 2001) Currently logistics is showing a constant evolution, it remains one of the key elements in the company's competitive strategy. At first it was confused with the transport and storage of products. Today is the nerve centre of an integrated supply chain, working in close harmony with the modern management of the supply chain (supply chain management). She comes to all handling and storage activities that facilitate the flow of products from the point of acquisition of raw material to the point of final consumption, thinking up even in the way within the company, as well as information flows that put moving products, for the purpose of providing adequate service levels to customers at a reasonable cost. The management of logistics and information flow throughout the chain allows executives to assess strengths and weaknesses in its supply chain, helping make decisions that result in reduced costs, increased quality, among others, increasing product competitiveness...
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...The Impact of Management in Business Globalisation You often hear the expression that the world is a “Global Village” where news & events are instantly accessible wherever you are in the world, through the internet/satellite driven media outlets including social media. This “globalisation” has also made the business world a global village. The Economist Gunder Frank opined that a form of globalisation existed in the third millennium B.C, another economist Thomas L Friedman put the history of globalisation three periods. First period (1492-1800) involved the globalisation of countries; the second period (1800-2000) involved the globalisation of companies the third period (2000-present) involves the globalisation of individuals. Business globalisation...
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...Discuss the impact of globalisation on economic development, with reference to an economy other than Australia. Globalisation refers to the integration between different countries and economies and the increased impact of international influences on all aspects of life and economic activity. China's economy has become substantially globalised since their economic reform in the late 1970s, and has thus experienced exponential economic growth and some economic development, which has aided their transformation from a developing to emerging economy. Evidence of globalisation in China can be seen in their international and trade-based financial flows, their ever-improving state of technology and communication and their increased level of alignment...
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...Table of Contents: Pg #: Title Page 2 DECLARATION FORM 3 INTRODUCTION: 5 BACKGROUND: 6 Overview: 6 2.0 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS – LITERATURE REVIEW 8 Public vs Private Sectors 8 Differentiate between formal & informal Sectors: 8 Private Sector Reforms: 9 Public Sector Reforms: 10 3.0 METHODOLOGY: 12 Primary Research: 12 Secondary Research: 12 POPULATION SAMPLING: 12 4.0 FINDINGS: DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS 12 Factors Contributing to the Change of Industrial Relations in the Region 12 Labor Reform Policies: 12 Globalization : 13 Economic integration 14 Change in Technology 14 Changes in Labor Law and Attitude towards Unions 15 Decentralization of Bargaining 15 Management Alteration 16 Conclusion: 17 The End . INTRODUCTION: Industrial relations today by many accounts, is in crisis. In academia, its traditional positions are threatened on one side by the dominance of mainstream economics and organizational behavior, and on the other by postmodernism. In policy-making circles, the industrial relations emphasis on institutional intervention is trumped by a neoliberal emphasis on the laissez faire promotion of free markets. In practice, labor unions are declining and fewer companies have industrial relations functions. The number of academic programs in industrial relations is therefore shrinking, and scholars are leaving the field for other areas, especially human resource management and organizational behavior. The importance...
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...SOUTH AFRICA ON THE FACE OF THE GLOBAL RECESSION South Africa was not spared by the global recession that gripped the global markets in 2009. The global economy remained firmly in the grips of a recession in the first quarter of 2009, South African markets correspondingly quaked as activity continued to decline at broadly the same pace that had been registered in the previous quarter. Driven by further sharp contractions in real output of the advanced economies in the wake of the financial crisis, the decline in production and international trade volumes reverberated in all parts of the world (Quarterly Bulletin, No.252). Accordingly, emerging-market economies also recorded significantly slower and even negative rates of growth, with declining export demand and lustreless prices of most export commodities acting as powerful brakes on the growth momentum in Africa and elsewhere in the developing world. 407 The South African Quarterly Bulletin, No.252 further noted that under these circumstances inflationary pressures dissipated in most parts of the world. At the same time, numerous countries continued with their efforts to support aggregate demand by means of unparalleled infusions of fiscal and monetary stimulation. Up to the first quarter of 2009 this did not seem to have had the desired effect. Most recently, however, there have been some improvements in a limited subset of indicators, suggesting that the pace of decline in global demand may be decelerating....
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