Introduction Social inequality is an issue that is much debated today within the social sciences, as well as other disciplines. Although very few would deny that social inequality exists and has always existed in human societies, it is not always clear through what mechanisms it manifests itself, along what lines it progresses, and how we can make life better for those affected by global inequalities. […]

Views on Globalization Conversation is a very powerful tool when used correctly. Using conversation across cultures to solve issues and resolve conflict is something that Cosmopolitanism emphasizes in its ideology. Cosmopolitanism uses the basis of conversation as a root to solving conflicts, and learning to live in a multicultural society successfully. Cosmopolitanism is all about the understanding of others. Appiah states “I am urging that […]

Globalization, variation and Increasing demand on products and services has encouraged a lot of companies, large and small, to implement policies and strategies into their businesses plans to sustain and protect themselves against competitors. Especially those, foreign competitors. Also to give them the ability and power to get in the global competition. In Jordan there are many policies and strategies that local companies adopted it […]

It took me a while to try to work “glocal” out. This is my way of saying I had a tough time trying to wrap my mind around what exactly is glocal. To me it is open to interpretation; people will have their own theories on what it means. To me it is something that is global but has a slight variation to fit in […]

In the past ten years, the world’s economy has experienced accelerated levels. Saturation and restrictive planning let the developed markets have prompted operators to look abroad for growth opportunities. In order to gain the maximum profit form foreign markets, it is essential for global retailers to understand their consumer behaviour as well as the economic and political environments in their regional markets. 4.1 Global consuming […]

In 1492 the process of globalization began when Christopher Columbus unintentionally “discovered” the “new world”. The  cultures  of  the Nahua, Inca, Maya, and Spanish  peoples during the contact and conquest periods (1400s-1600s) was one of the factor that led to globalization.  The different  cultural, economic, social, philosophical, and political systems of these peoples, both before and after conquest   cast an shadow of  these cultures, though […]

Globalization is the process in which different countries interact and connect with one another. This could be done through the process of international trading, companies forming bonds and partnering with one another, people being brought from one country to the other, and so on and so forth. This is how ideas, produce, and even money is brought from one part of the world to another. […]

Globalization was generally derived from the assumptions of neo-classical economics. In order for a country to achieve economic development, it must open its economy to trade liberalization. Trade liberalization serves as a redistribution mechanism of capital and goods. Poor and developing countries can export unlimited volume of goods and services to developed countries. Added to that, the capital inflows from developed countries would serve as […]

Walden university Alexandra Salsas August 3, 2014 Globalization is an objective with which all companies include nowadays; the global expansion allows firms to increase their profitability and thus consequently the profit growth. As the article mentions the pursuit of a Just society involves carefully balancing two contradictory necessities with regard to the corporate sector. Since reparations are responsible for much of the wealth and many […]

Introduction The speed of globalization phenomena has created an impact not only in the economic, social and political dimensions of human life, but also in the area of education (see Winarti, 2011). As companies become multinational, people become more mobile and vice-versa. This requires schools and teachers to able to accommodate children from various backgrounds and prepare them for life in a complex and diverse […]