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By: Raajkumar.

It refers to the increasing global relationships


of culture, people, and economic activity. It is generally used to refer to economic globalization:

The global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import fees and the reduction of restrictions on the movement of capital and on investment.

Globalization is hard to ignore. Take a minute to examine your mobile phone.


Where did you buy the item?

Where was it made?

TWO CHARACTERISTICS:

TWO FORCES:
Falling Barriers to Trade/ Investment
GATT WTO

Denationalization- national boundaries becoming less relevant.

Internationalization- entities cooperating across national borders.

Technological Innovation
Internet Communication Transportation

Top Ten Globalized Countries

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Expands the market in which consumers buy from


Access EBay sellers from

Two Strategies for Businesses:


Global Strategy
Reduce marketing costs by standardizing product and marketing strategy

across the globe.

Multi-National Strategy
Adapt products and marketing strategies in each national market to suit local preferences

Outsourcing and globalization of manufacturing allows companies to reduce costs, benefits consumers with lower cost goods and services, causes economic expansion that reduces unemployment, and increases productivity and job creation. -Larry Elder

Outsourcing - Businesses moving manufacturing sectors to other countries in order to reduce labor costs and increase efficiency.
Ex. car parts, computer parts, toys, clothes, etc.

Increasing outsourcing of information and service sector jobs as communication technologies improve.
Ex.: Call centers in India

Sweatshop: A manufacturing workplace that typically treats its workers inhumanely, paying low wages, and imposing harsh and unsafe working conditions In some countries, workers do not have the protections that they have here

Minimum wage, child labor laws, overtime, safety

regulations, etc.

Companies accused of using sweatshops:


Nike, Disney, Wal-Mart

Advantages:

Increases wealth and efficiency in developed and developing nations Creates jobs in developed and developing nations Advances developing nations economies Decreases poverty in developing nations

Disadvantage

Increased likelihood of economic disruptions in one nation effecting all nations Increase in the chances of civil war within developing countries and open war between developed countries as they via for resources Decreases in environmental integrity as polluting corporations take advantage of weak regulatory rules in developing countries

UNETHICAL PROBLEMS:

Global Inequality
Widening gap of rich and poor

Environmental Regulations
Emission of harmful toxins

Exploits Labor Standards


Reduction of wages Long hours (12 or more)

No benefits

We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits of globalization. -- Kofi Annan

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