...Samir Moussa was born in the United States both his parents were immigrants. He spent most of his adulthood traveling the world and volunteering and learning about tribal medicine. Samir felt a connection with his parent’s respective homeland he was not only a family oriented person, but a person that love to connect with people in general. Although Samir was an American he shared the views of his friends and family throughout their respective countries. Globalization had a profane effect on Samir; frequently living in very different cultures and setting than his own Samir learned to speak several different languages just by associating with people of different cultures. According to Samir exposure to cultural diversity has opened his eyes,...
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...Application of HR in the Global Environment Analyze Personnel Needs to Support Globalization Efforts Marie Getty Cornet Northcentral University Abstract In these days of age Globalization plays a major role in businesses. More and more companies are conducting businesses overseas because of many factors such as competition between companies, low cost, demand, faster services and they also represent the main factors that had contributed in the success of Globalization. It has a positive side when all rules and regulations are being observed and a negative side when there is exploitation, contraband, low labor, maltreatment, political and cultural differences etc. That said I have been chosen to hire a new manager for the Scandinavian division and also to explain the process. It could be a long process for Management to find that person and know how to retain them at the same. In the following few lines I will demonstrate the most important skills and qualifications that a candidate must possess to be approved for an overseas assignments, the danger of doing business abroad and how to transmit the message to HR manager as well as the senior leadership team. Application of HR in the Global Environment What is Globalization and why is it being done by many companies globally? As describe from Wikipedia “The term Globalization (or globalization) refers to processed of international integration arising from the interchange of world view, product, idea, and other...
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...WHAT IS GLOBALIZATION? Four Possible Answers Simon Reich Working Paper #261 – December 1998 Simon Reich holds appointments as a Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and in the Department of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh. In fall 1997 he was a Visiting Fellow at the Kellogg Institute. His publications include The Fruits of Fascism: Postwar Prosperity in Historical Perspective and The German Predicament: Memory and Power in the New Europe (with Andrei S. Markovits) both published by Cornell University Press. His most recent coauthored book is The Myth of the Global Corporation (Princeton University Press, 1998). Reich has also published many book chapters and articles in journals such as International Organization, International Interactions, The Review of International Political Economy, and German Politics and Society. He has received fellowships from the Sloan Foundation and the Kellogg Institute and was awarded an International Affairs Fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations. His current work is on the issue of the definitions and central propositions of globalization. This paper was written during my stay at the Kellogg Institute. I wish to express my appreciation to the fellows and staff of the Institute for all their help on this project, notably to Scott Mainwaring who is now director of the Institute. Introduction The end of the Cold War provided a major shock for scholars of politics and policy in at...
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...ACCOUNTING CHALLENGES: A Global Perspective Amber Welch May 17, 2014 BU481 Introduction Herbie Hancock once said, “Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open ourselves to them. And that’s not comfortable for the average person”. Globalization pivots on the strength of the business behind it, the focused efforts by accounting and manageability of an industry of leadership, and standards that when faced with challenge, must meet the rising needs of the world. Born from the necessity of standardization, the hurdles of international business, and the wave pool that is the global economy, today, accounting at all levels faces challenges unlike any ever seen in history. To understand how to continue to move forward and face these challenges, it is important to first examine the standards in accounting, and to explore the differences in U.S. standards versus worldwide standards. To look at the development process and the governing bodies surrounding this change, and then examine what change will bring, and whether it is attainable. For continued growth, understanding the modern realm of international business and the changes being seen in accounting leadership as well as the growth of technology, and the mounting concern for ethics in the world environment is as vital as any other component. It is important to explore the economy of the United States versus the world, the impacts of...
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...Globalization is the system of interaction among the countries of the world in order to develop the global economy. In a Global market different nations work together in a single market and do international trade. Globalization refers to the integration of economics and societies all over the world. Globalization involves technological, economic, political, and cultural exchanges made possible largely by advances in communication, transportation, and infrastructure. In other words, it is an elimination of barriers to trade, communication, and cultural exchange. The main theory behind globalization is that worldwide openness will promote the economic wealth of all nations. As every coin has two sides likewise some people think that globalization is beneficial for an economy and some of them think that it increases the interference of developed countries in underdeveloped nations and affect the decision making and growth of underdeveloped countries. Arguments against Globalization: 1. In Globalization countries do business in a single large market that could lead to few dangers. Earlier, if any nation is not able to do well financially or made some mistakes, that specific country used to bear the losses. However, in today’s Global economy where different countries are doing business in a same single market, if one nation is not able to do well all other countries’ economies also gets affected. For instance, we have seen that due to financial downturn in American economy...
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...The concept of public goods is goods are consumed by households who do not pay for them however they do receive the benefit of the good. Another concept of a public good is one household’s consumption of the good does not reduce the amount which is left over for the consumption of the other households. The cost of extending service to an additional person is zero for public goods and it is impossible to exclude individuals from enjoying. Some examples of public goods are the Emergency Alert System, street lightening for roads and highways, flood control systems, radio broadcasts, free to air television, air, and national defense. I believe the examples of public goods described above could never be extended a cost to the public for usage. It is literally impossible to bill for the services due to the free rider problem. There is no way to stop a person who would refuse to pay for the services from using and benefiting from the service just as much as a person who would agree to pay. In addition, it would be unreasonable to expect an individual to contribute when there is no way to stop another person from utilizing the same good for free. Another view would be if a person was required to pay for public goods the goods would have to be produced in ways consumers would recognize the value solely for them. Public goods are known to have greater importance in urban areas and high-density communities. The role I think public goods should play in cities and urbanized areas are...
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...Zipcar is a self-service car company that was founded in 1999. It has operations in the New York City metro area, Boston and Washington, D.C. The company boasts more than 10,000 members and 250 cars. The company represents a great opportunity and fills a real need between rental car service and taxi service. Zipcar’s target market is focused on dense urban residential areas, where millions of people that do not own a car, as they are put off by congested, accident-prone infrastructure, sky-high parking fees, vandalism, high maintenance costs, and other nuisances. On top of that, the average urban car sits parked 20 to 23 hours a day; many are idle from weekend to weekend. Zipcar is a new commercial car-sharing venture that provides convenient on demand means of transportation. Founded in late 1999, Zipcar’s vision and business model have little changed. Providing reliable and convenient access to on-demand transportation, complementing other means of mobility.” Zipcar manages a fleet of cars, at the disposal of its members any time for as brief as one hour. The basis for its business model is a car-sharing model where Zipcar mem Internet Essay .... The DoD wanted to create a computer network that would continue to function in the event of a disaster, such as a nuclear war. If .... (308 1 ) B Essay .... To keep track of our customers I wrote a program in C++ to store their information...
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...member of the NASW. The purpose of Advocacy Days in relation to social work. They explained to us that the voice of social work is truly heard. They also explained some of the benefits of becoming a member, such as mal-practice insurance is cheaper through them. The benefit of joining as a student rather than joining after graduation. They have a large amount of research sources that you will have access to. They also have available for after graduation and continuing education credits to keep up with your license. So many possibilities. We then moved on to a video by Robert Reich. I had no clue who he was. His video was called Inequality for all available on Netflix. I highly recommend watching it. The video its self was about him, but mainly about income inequality. How the middle class barely survive today. The government sets the rules by which the market follows. Also, how globalization and technology truly affects us all. His statement is that taxes for the wealthy is a low rate, while the middle class pay higher taxes and stay stagnate. The next thing we did was had an inequality panel of five people. I missed the first one who was for Medicare. The second one was Adrian for economic justice. Bringing up the inequality bill for minimum wage in Idaho. She discussed how Idaho has the worst minimum wage average. We also have the worst women inequality. The worst annual wage and the increase for just a living wage is $9.75 an hour. She discussed how labor...
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...Survey of the Theories of GLOBALIZATION by Wendy M. Jeffus Southern New Hampshire University TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. Internationalization versus Globalization Multinational Enterprises Exporting Licensing/Franchising Strategic Alliances Joint Ventures Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Emerging Economies Developed Economies Universalizers versus Particularists World-systems Diversity of Cultures Global Mindset III. HYPERGLOBALIZATION Conflicting Goals Environmental Consequences Social Consequences Extended Product Responsibility Subsidies and Preferential Treatment of the Corporation Lack of Accountability Misaligned Incentives Short-term Profits Money versus Spirituality Borderless Economy Liberalization Conflicting Goals Misaligned Incentives Short-term Solutions versus Long-Term Growth Protection of Natural Resources Lies, Damn Lies, & Statistics Standardization versus Adaptation Regional Focus New Paradigm IV. GLOBALIZATION AND STRATEGY Global versus Multidomestic Strategies Service Industry Common Global Misunderstandings Developing and Implementing a Global Strategy Organizational Culture V. GLOBALIZATION AND PUBLIC POLICY Approaches to Economic Organization Historical Review ...
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...Globalization impact on healthcare Faculty Advisor; Prof. Peter Carrillo Student; Mohamed Osman National University 03/31/2013 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Problem Statement 4 Globalization and Poverty 5 Globalization and Climate Change 7 Globalization and Immigration / Emigration 8 Globalization and Communicable / Non-Communicable Diseases 9 Conclusion 12 References 13 Globalization impact on healthcare Globalization is the process of promotion of economic integration, communication exchange, cultural diffusion and travel, which facilitate the exchange and connection between nations, commerce and individuals. The effect of globalization on healthcare and individuals is complex. The globalization of healthcare has provided opportunities for many organizations to rapidly develop their products and to expand their network of customers also global transportation and the communications revolution enabled rapid response to epidemics and catastrophes. On the flip side, the rapid mobility of people across borders, the spread of infectious diseases is a great threat to everyone, particularly in poor developing countries. “Today, no microbe in the world is more than 24 hours away from the gateways of every industrialized country, and what incubates today in the tropical rain forest can emerge tomorrow in a temperate suburb.” --Nils Daulaire (Kelley, 2005) The link between globalization and global warming and environmental...
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...HISTORY 1500 WINTER 2014 RESEARCH ESSAY TOPICS 1. Select a crusade and discuss the extent to which it accomplished its objectives. Why did it succeed or fail? Jonathan Riley-Smith, The Crusades: A Short History; Carole Hillenbrand, The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives; Christopher Tyerman, God’s War: A New History of the Crusades 2. How did anti-Semitism manifest itself in medieval Europe? Kenneth R. Stow, Alienated Minority: The Jews of Medieval Latin Europe; Mark R. Cohen, Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages; Solomon Grayzel, The Church and the Jews in the Thirteenth Century 3. What was the position of prostitutes in medieval society? Ruth Mazo Karras, Common Women; Leah Otis, Prostitution in Medieval Society; Margaret Wade Labarge, A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval Life 4. Why did the French choose to follow Joan of Arc during the the Hundred Years War? Kelly DeVries, Joan of Arc: A Military Leader; Bonnie Wheeler, ed., Fresh Verdicts on Joan of Arc; Margaret Wade Labarge, A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval Life 5. Discuss the significance of siege warfare during the crusades. You may narrow this question down to a single crusade if you wish. Jim Bradbury, The Medieval Siege; Randall Rogers, Latin Siege Warfare in the Twelfth Century; John France, Victory in the East: A Military History of the First Crusade 6. Why did the persecution...
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...No. 04-2003 ICCSR Research Paper Series - ISSN 1479-5124 Corporate Citizenship: Towards an extended theoretical conceptualization Dirk Matten & Andrew Crane Research Paper Series International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility ISSN 1479-5124 Editor: Dirk Matten International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility Nottingham University Business School Nottingham University Jubilee Campus Wollaton Road Nottingham NG8 1BB United Kingdom Phone +44 (0)115 95 15261 Fax +44 (0)115 84 66667 Email dirk.matten@nottingham.ac.uk www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/ICCSR Corporate Citizenship: Towards an extended theoretical conceptualization Dirk Matten & Andrew Crane Abstract Corporate citizenship (CC) has emerged as a prominent term in the management literature dealing with the social role of business. This paper critically examines the content of contemporary understandings of CC and locates them within the extant body of research dealing with business-society relations. Two conventional views of CC are catalogued – a limited view which largely equates CC with strategic philanthropy and an equivalent view which primarily conflates CC with CSR. Significant limits and redundancies are subsequently identified in these views, and the need for an extended theoretical conceptualization is highlighted. The main purpose of the paper is thus to realize a theoretically informed definition of CC that is descriptively robust and conceptually distinct from existing concepts in...
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...HW#1 FIN 525 International Financial Management Fall/2014 Please read and summarize the two articles attached below: 1) Why Some Countries and Cities Are So Much More Expensive Than Others 2) Are US Multinationals Abandoning America? Write a 1-2 page summary for each. It’s due in one week. Please bring a hardcopy to class. Why Some Countries and Cities Are So Much More Expensive Than Others By Derek Thompson The Atlantic Magazine Our special report on the world of prices wouldn't be complete without asking, and trying to answer, a big, and surprisingly complex, question: How do pricey countries get that way? [pic] Reuters ChinaZenaide Muneton is a nanny in New York City. Last year, she made more than $200,000, Planet Money reports. Yes, with five zeros. How in the world can Manhattan nannies be worth $200,000 a year? One answer is that they're more talented than your typical babysitter. The highest-paid nannies can cook four-course macrobiotic meals and know their way around a Zamboni (those are actual examples of nanny skills). But the number-one reason why nannies in Manhattan can get paid $200,000 is very simple. Rich families can afford it. And in the market for locally-delivered services, like caring for a child, prices rise as high as the clientele can afford to pay. What $200,000 nannies have to do with the price of tea in Six-figure nannies don't rule the world, but they help explain the world of prices. On a global scale, the price of locally-delivered...
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...Culture and Globalization Table of Contents PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................................................... 2 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2 GLOBALIZATION VS. LOCAL CULTURES .................................................................................................................................... 3 THE INFLUENCE OF U.S. CORPORATIONS ON LOCAL MORES ................................................................................................... 3 THE DOMINANCE OF THE AMERICAN MARKET .......................................................................................................................... 4 THE INTEGRATION OF CULTURES ............................................................................................................................................ 6 REAFFIRMATION OF LOCAL CULTURE ...................................................................................................................................... 6 A CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS?.................................................................................................................................................. 7 CULTURAL IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION ....................................................
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...For all Americans under the poverty line, the main way to get an education is to go to a public school. Education is the direct link to earning more money in this country. According to Robert Reich from the movie “inequality for all”, he states; “increased globalization meant jobs that didn’t require college degrees were outsourced overseas, making a degree more important to people’s future success.” A significant point that will separate a low-income adult to a high-income adult is the education. Education is the easiest way to move up on the social ladder. For all Americans below the poverty line, the main way to get an education is to go to a public school. Education is the direct link to earning more money in this country. One problem that the poor people are facing is that the college tuition has gotten so expensive, so poor children will less likely complete college and get an education. The importance of a four-year college degree cannot be overstated, “Among...
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