Social Impact Of Globalization

One question that has been caused a lot of controversy over the years is whether or not globalization has more positive effects than negative effects. Globalization is a complex subject, so it is necessary to analyze the principal impacts on society before coming to any conclusions. On the one hand, developing countries which consume global products, globalization has positive impacts as well as multinational companies that establish new markets. On the other hand, some specialists say that globalization harms workforce and environment. This essay is going to approach one aspect of globalization in which multinational companies transfer investments from developed to developing countries and, as a consequence, it increases unemployment, social inequality, and pollution.

In today’s world and economy there have been many factors that affect us all at a global level. Being as technology is increasingly growing at an all-time high and cultures are changing because of these changes, this has led to the world being more globalized. Globalization is the process of interaction amongst people, businesses, governments of different countries and nations, and is driven and or influenced by international trade and international business. Technology has been one of the largest contributing factors to the reason why the world is becoming more globalized. Globalization has both positive and negative effects on the environment, societies, as well as today’s cultures. Cultural globalization refers to the process of spreading one’s cultural values, ideology, and uniqueness on a global level. Cultural globalization can have both positive and negative effects on today’s society as well. A positive effect of cultural globalization is the easy accessibility of different cultural products and commodities. A negative effect of cultural globalization is that smaller, more unique cultures may lose what makes them different and more distinctive from other countries or cultures. Scholars see these changes as part of processes such as cultural hybridity, cultural homogenization and or cultural imperialism. These processes that lead to changes in culture, social order and identity and all of the processes are both similar and different in many ways.

A transnational corporation is a large company that has a head office in one country and subsidiary offices in other country. The impacts of TNCs are important because they are responsible for employing 40 million people worldwide, have controlled over 75 percent of world trade and effects the world in many ways. TNCs have a great impact on many countries but more specifically, developing countries. A developing country is a poor country of the world where many people have a low standard of living – seeking to become more advanced economically and socially. Some examples of developing countries are: Jamaica, Nigeria, India, China, Bangladesh, China and Afghanistan. There are some good effects of TNCs although there are many terrible impacts too. The two impacts that will be discussed in this report are sweatshops and environmental issues, leading to a low life expectancy.

Globalization is a process that connected the world and has exposed people to one another. According to Campbell, globalization is defined as a “complex web of social processes that intensify and expand worldwide economic, cultural, political, and technological exchanges and connections” (Campbell & et al, 2010, pg. 4). It has become easier to connect with people all over the world and mix cultures. Globalization creates new social networks, multiplies existing connections, expands and stretches social relations and connections, intensifies and accelerates social exchange, and appears as objective and subjective plane (Steger, p.9-15). It has become a new way of life for modern people and it would be impossible for nations to become isolated again.

Globalisation is considered one of the greatest milestones that have happened to the world. Before 25 years, no one imagines that s/he can buy a shirt or even a mobile cover from a different country and it will be shipped in few days. Although the term globalisation is founded in the nineteenth century, the application of this concept become obvious and widely use in the last 25 years (Dicken, 2007). The next section of this report defines globalisation term. The third section mentions some of the positive and negative impacts of globalisations. The fourth section discusses the impacts of globalisation on business operation. Finally, the last section concludes the report.

Smallpox, slavery and extinction is what globalization brought to the native americans. Yes it had its good fruits, but the bad ones far outweigh the goods ones. Globalization is the movement of goods, capital, services, people, technology and information. It is the action or procedure of international integration of countries arising from the convergence of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture. Advances in the means of transport (such as the steam locomotive, steamship, jet engine, and container ships) and in telecommunications infrastructure (including the rise of the telegraph and its modern offspring, the Internet and mobile phones) have been major factors in globalization, generating further interdependence of economic and cultural activities. Globalization is largely overlooked by people and governments alike which has lead to a neglect of the negative effects it has on native and local traditions, customs and cultures. Globalization decimates local culture because more often than not, the bad outweighs the good. Globalization is happening rapidly but the global government lacks the means to regulate and direct it toward useful and beneficial results.

Industries reach all around the world for their business, going by the name of globalization. Not only does it affect their companies, but outside there are communities that are deeply affected by globalization. Globalization has made a big impact around the world that most countries depend success on business around the world. Although there are the benefits from globalization communities in third world countries are still trying to catch up on development. Globalization is furthering the gap between a growing community by pushing the loose pay rates, the safety of workers, the child labor laws, and the environment. With these consequences as a developed community should help third world countries struggling to incorporate globalization in their community.

Globalization101 describes globalization as a “process of interaction and integration” of different commercial and governmental entities “driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology”. The Globalization process itself, is not restricted to trade issues alone, but the impacts of the exchange of goods and services on, the environment, culture, political systems, and economic development. (What is globalization, globalisation101)

1. What is globalization and how does it affect domestic businesses? In your discussion, include both positive and negative impacts of globalization. (9 marks)

McDonald's, and Starbucks combined number of stores around the world total to about 65,000 stores. This amount is more than the population of some countries! Globalization is the increased interdependence of countries/nations around the world. Globalization can mean culture spreading, which is what McDonald’s and Starbucks are both doing, and can help or hurt many nations around the world. In the early 1900s globalization was much less advanced, but now, due to technological advancements, globalization is spreading and becoming more and more popular/common in places around the world. Globalization has impacted economics, politics, and society in many positive and negative ways, but more positive ways.

According to the famous economist and philosopher Adam Smith, Christopher Columbus’s discovery of the Americas in the search of spice was one of the most important events that led to the ‘globalization big bang’ (O’Rourke & Williamson, 2000). The discovery led to a more interacted and integrated world through trade, cultural infusion, colonization, and the exchange of ideas and goods not only in the 1400s but also in the world today. Globalization played a huge role in forming the world today. It demonstrated its power through both positive and negative impacts on the society, culture, economy, politics, environment, and lastly, religion. The success of the transnational corporation, Google, was one of many evidences that revealed the influence of globalization. Ever since Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, it grew exponentially over the last 19 years. Today, Google employed more than 60,000 workers in 50 different nations and influenced the lives of billions of people across the globe. The company launched hundreds of products from Google Search and Chrome to Google Home (Google, n.d.). So, how does Google relate to globalization? As a transnational corporation, Google demonstrated the importance and positive and negative influence of globalization through labor, global governance, and trade.

Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of a huge growth in trade and cultural exchange. Large companies are no longer located in one single country but are multinational corporations with businesses in many countries. Economic globalisation has had developments such as increased international trade and easer movement of capital and services, which have contributed to the improvements in welfare for most of the world. Statistics highlight how economic inequality among countries has declined sharply in the past 20 years, and that extra money generated by foreign investment is spent on improving education, health and infrastructure in developing countries. However, there are also concerns brought by globalisation such as the threat posed to local cultural products, which contributes to the loss of small local business.

Across the world, globalization is one of the most significant aspects that has occurred over the last fifty years. It allows a country to integrate economically with other countries through a global network comprised of people, trade, and transportation. With the global landscape only becoming more intertwined, globalization and its inherent pros and cons seem to be here to stay. In many areas, global powers tend to lack in rectifying the negative aspects and only focus on the positive side. America, for example, is a leader in the globalization efforts, even though it has greatly effected job opportunities at home, widening income gaps, and an increased standard of living due to fluctuating world markets.

What differentiates the depth and pervasiveness of globalisation in this century compared to previous is the acceleration of cultural issues driven by rapidly changing technologies that impact international trade agreements (Vitell, Nwachukwu, Barnes, 1993). Time is literally compressed to a level never before seen before in globalisation of previous centuries, with drastic impacts on international trade and corresponding management practices. Trade is now much more transactionally-driven and more focused on measurable results in near real-time increments. The transition of commerce from being longer in sales and service cycles to being nearly real time today has major implications on cultural boundaries of communication as well (Hofstede, Jonker, Verwaart, 2012). Globalisation is forcing people together into virtual teams from widely divergent cultures, accelerating assimilation and the need to produce results as shared teams quickly (Hofstede, Jonker, Verwaart, 2012). All of these factors combined are also leading to an entirely different series of assumptions as to how globally-based teams are managed and work together, compensating for wide divergences in cultures, values and expectations (Hofstede, McCrae, 2004).

Globalization is the interaction between peoples, nation and governments of different countries. It is largely driven by trade agreements and investments helped by information technology. This process affects the environment, cultures, political systems and economic development.