Article: Globalization

Individual Identity: Every year my family tries to take a trip back to China in order to see family. On trip back played a big role in shaping my identity. In the summer of 2012 I had the daunting task of travelling alone China. This consisted of mastering the Chinese phrases needed to guide me along the way and some way of figuring out how to transfer flights. Surprisingly the hardest part was not finding my way it was merely being alone I found that I got very lonely in the long 14 hour trip and I needed to find a way to occupy myself in order to avoid loneliness. The things I learned from being lonely help form my identity. I found that the more I tried to push away the loneliness the more it just came

Those who are in favor of globalization claim that, because of globalization, our worldwide market is able to flourish. Having a worldwide market allows consumers to get goods from outside their own nation. Some claim that globalization helps us learn about other cultures. They believe that globalization helps the world become more tolerant because there is so much interdependence. At the root of all the benefits "globalization is a vital step towards both a more stable world and better lives for the people within it” (Liber, Weisberg, 2004, 274). Globalization is the bridge that unites cultures rather than separating them. It is undeniable that

The world we know today wouldn’t have been possible without globalization which is the ever-increasing interaction of people through economic and cultural exchange. We can use the internet to make online transactions to buy goods from overseas that ship across the water on large cargo ships or on airplanes. Vehicular transportation has caused us to be able to travel to any place in very little time. Cellphones have evolved all the way from the telegraph to allow us to make calls to neighboring countries. During the Age of Exploration, many European countries discovered parts of the world they have never existed throughout Asia and the Americas and with them they brought their influence, culture, and the desire to establish business by trade.

The term “globalization” is a hot topic of discussion for many people in the United States. The topics mainly relate to the positive and negative impacts it makes on the world. These arguments however are mostly subjective, as there is no right answer since there are good and bad qualities that stem from globalization. Regardless, a factual argument can be made that the U.S. and its people are positively impacted by globalization. Areas such as international trade, the U.S. foreign relations, and foreign culture have been impacted positively.

Culture is one of the terms that have been becoming more familiar in the 21st century among the multinational companies all around the world. The world has been shrunken by the fasting travelling and communicating technologies which has brought down the barriers for the organisations having business in international market. But still then there are few barriers that make the international business critical and hard for everyone to succeed in it. This is due to the factor that the businesses have direct influence over the culture that is followed in the respective country where the business is carried out. So it would be interesting to

Cultural difference between countries raises many issues for firms entering foreign markets. Understanding the local culture is the initial step in helping firms better understand the

Mcdonaldization is one aspect of Americanization and it is widespread throughout the world. Firstly, food itself is an aspect of culture. And secondly, the system of Mcdonaldization and the presence of fast food chains can influence the habits and way of lives of the locals. For example, the French are proud of having localized cuisine, which reflects their unique culture, however, many critics argued that fast food chains are quickly crowding out local food products as people live a more fast paced life and prefer fast food. America is the biggest producer of popular culture goods. (Levin Institute, 2014), and people especially teenagers are increasingly influenced by pop culture. Pop culture is manifested around the world through movies, music, television shows, fast food, fashion and other entertainment and consumer goods. Therefore, a nation’s cultural identity can be threatened and diminish over time as people become influenced by western culture.

Either we agree or not about its benefits, globalization is a force that, according to my view, is impossible to stop. The positive aspects of globalization such as ubiquity, instant communications, access to any good among others are so compelling, and, given that negative aspects are difficult to assess in the short run, it is easy to conclude that the world would not give up those benefits even if faced with evidence such as the one showed on this week paper.

In an age in which people, business, and organizations can communicate even while residing on different sides of the world, globalization has played a major role in the progress of today’s global society. As globalization continues to extend its reach to different parts of the world in different ways, it is clear that it has left a positive mark on the world both culturally and economically while improving international relationships.

Globalization is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology. This process has effects on the environment, on culture, on political systems, on economic development and prosperity, and on human physical well-being in societies around the world. In this essay I will use culture as reference to discuss the above question. I will look at the Globalists ( positive and the pessimistic globalists ), Inter-nationalists and the Transformationalists view points of how globalization affects our culture.

Deresky (2011) defines international management as “the process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling in a multinational or cross-cultural environment” (p. 458). Miroshnik (2002) suggests that although the economic and physical environments certainly are important issues in multinational business, the cultural environment has a special importance in multinational business. Therefore, it is essential for international managers to understand the notion of national culture, as it influences how managers and employees of a particular nation make decisions and interpret their roles. As a result, differences between national cultures not only can create important

Globalization is important to understand in order to determine what worked in the past and can be successful again in the future. Our many cultures, ideals and growing technology form together to create an extremely global world. We use products that were made on the other side of the world, and are taxed on practically everything. Whether the effects of our global society is good or bad, there’s no doubt that the world is constantly changing and impacting our livelihoods, so we must adapt accordingly in order to succeed.

According to Berry and Pootinga (2006), “culture is a shared way of life of a group of socially interacting people, transmitted from one generation to the next via acculturation and socialization processes that distinguish one group’s members from others”. Thus, a multinational company is a set of different backgrounds and cultures.

Nowadays, globalization is a kind of phenomenon of human social development process. It enhances global connections and makes different culture spread from all over the world. Globalization is also an exchange of world view, products, concepts and other cultural elements, and it brings a process of international integration. As we know, there are more and more worldwide brands appear in the world, such as Starbucks. Many eastern people begin to accept coffee in their life even though Starbucks is a western brand, so globalization makes a connection between every countries and influence each others. However, some people with traditional ideas may think that globalization is a bad thing to protect national culture, and it can lead to cultural conflict. I believe that globalization promotes a better development and transmits more advanced knowledge by cooperation between every individual countries all over the world.

Over the passage of time and the wheel life of the world, globalization continues running. Globalization impact / influence upon the life of nations and peoples of the world, especially Indonesia. The effects of globalization on the life of the State and the nation of Indonesia which are on the political, social, cultural, economic, and defense (defense and security).