Globalization : understanding, management, and effects / Harold V. Baines and James R. Ursah, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baines, Harold V.

Ursah, James R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

International business enterprises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

People around the globe are more connected to each other than ever before. Information and money flow more quickly than ever. Goods and services produced in one part of the world are increasingly available to the rest of the world. International travel is more frequent. International communication is commonplace. This phenomenon has been titled Globalisation. 'The Era of Globalisation' is fast becoming the preferred term for describing the current times. Just as the Depression, the Cold War Era, the Space Age, and the Roaring 20's are used to describe particular periods of history, globalisation describes the political, economic, and cultural atmosphere of today.While some people think of globalisation as primarily a synonym for global business, it is much more than that. The same forces that allow businesses to operate as if national borders did not exist also allow social activists, labour organisers, journalists, academics, and many others to work on a global stage. This book brings together recent important research in the field from around the world.

Contents:

Intro

GLOBALIZATION: UNDERSTANDING,MANAGEMENT, AND EFFECTS

CONTENTS

PREFACE

IMPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION BETWEENINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGIES ANDINTERNATIONAL HRM: CASE STUDIES OF JAPANESEAND TAIWANESE COMPANIES OPERATING IN CHINA

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

GLOBAL INTEGRATION AND LOCALIZATION

CASE STUDIES

The Profiles of Cases

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGIES, VISION AND GOALS

INTERNATIONAL STAFFING

HQ VS. SUBSIDIARY: STRATEGY FORMULATION,CONTROL AND EVALUATION

POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF GLOBALINTEGRATION AND LOCALIZATION

HQ's Key Cultures and Policies to Follow

Key Local Cultures and Norms to Deal With

How to Integrate the Two Forces: HQ Control vs. Localization?

The Assistance Provided for PCNs and TCNs to be Localized

The Assistance Provided for HCNs to Get Familiar with HQ

Languages for Communications

The Obstacles for HCNs' Promotion

Salary and Benefits for PCNs, TCNs and HCNs

Future Improvement for Maintaining the Balanced Approach

DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

THE UNRULINESS OF GLOBALMIGRATION UNDER GLOBALIZATION

A 'NEW AGE OF MIGRATION' IS HERE

'UNRULINESS' IS AN UNAVOIDABLECONSEQUENCE OF GLOBALIZATION

Chapter's Main Themes

THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF THE 'NEW AGE OF MIGRATION'

1. Crisis-Laden Nature of Globalization's Economic, Social, Political andCultural Effects

2. Geo-Political Disruption &amp

Change

3. Geo-Political Upheavals in the 21st Century

UNRULY AND EMPOWERING' DIMENSIONSOF THE 'NEW AGE OF MIGRATION'

1. Increasing Transnationalism, Transnational Urbanism and a Benign Sideto 'Unruliness

2. Temporary Migration's Unruliness

3. Transnational Urbanism and 'Globalization from Below'

4. Intercountry Adoption's Unruliness.

UNRULINESS THAT ENDANGERS AND IMPERILS' IN THE'NEW AGE OF MIGRATION'

5. 'Irregular' and Unauthorized Migration and Human Rights Concerns

6. Growing Reliance on Intermediaries: The 'Commodification of Migration'

7. Forced Migration &amp

Human Trafficking

8. 'Homeland Security' and the Politicization of Immigration Policy-Makingin the Global North.

CONCLUSIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

HIV/AIDS AND BUSINESS RESPONSE:UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEXT OF ECONOMIC ANDPOLITICAL GLOBALIZATION

HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND GLOBALIZATION:A CONTEXT FOR RESEARCH

EXAMINING PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH: HIV/AIDS ANDBUSINESS RESPONSE

COST-EFFECTIVENESS OR HUMAN RIGHTS: BUILDING AN EFFECTIVERESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS

The Shortcomings of Cost-Effectiveness in the Context of Our ContemporaryRace to the Bottom

Human Rights Frameworks for HIV/AIDS and Business

Human Rights and Global Trade: An Imbalance of Global InstitutionalPower Structures

BROADENING THE RESEARCH AGENDA

FROM "DEVELOPMENT PROJECT" TOGLOBALIZATION: UNDERSTANDINGTHIRD WORLD POLITICS, CLASS RELATIONS ANDDEVELOPMENT CHOICES

FROM "DEVELOPMENT PROJECT" TO GLOBALIZATION

DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE: LATIN AMERICA, ASIA, AND AFRICA

NEO-LIBERALISM, GLOBALIZATION,AND THIRD WORLD DEVELOPMENT

NEO-LIBERAL GLOBALIZATIONOR PRAGMATIC PLANETIZATION:SELF AND CIVIC IDENTITY IN A PLANETARY ERA

THE PROBLEM

The Neo-Liberal Ontology and the Fearful Citizen

Teilhardian Ontology: The Individual in a Collective Global Society

Perceian Citizenship: Fallibilism and Collective Inquiry

NESTED CHOICES IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS

DETERMINANTS OF THE TWO-STAGE CHOICE PROCESS OF FDI:DIVERSIFICATION MODE AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE.

A. Country-Level Factors

B) Firm-Level Factors

RESEARCH DESIGN

3.1. Variable Measurement

3.2. Sample

3.3. Statistical Method

RESULTS

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: STRIVING ATRECONCILING STAKEHOLDERS, CORPORATE ANDNATIONAL CULTURES

A CONTEXT OF CERTAIN GLOBALISATION

ATTEMPTS AT HARMONIZATION TO VARIOUS DEGREES

Regulations, Norms, Behaviour Codes…?

Attempts at Boosting Overall Coherence

Striving Towards a Tougher Regulation

AN ABUNDANCE OF STAKEHOLDERS

CULTURAL VARIATIONS

THE CULTURE OF BUSINESS SECTORS

THE CORPORATE CULTURES

Alcatel-Lucent Organisation and Business at the Heart of Cultural Diversity

The Alcatel-Lucent Codes and Charts

Danone (Giraud, 2005) Organisation and Local Proximity

Its « Double Project » and the « Danone Way »

EDF

NATIONAL CULTURES

Alcatel-Lucent (Mille et Bégaud, 2005)14

Danone (Giraud, 2005)15

Anglo-Saxons vs. Europeans

The United States

Asia

ATTEMPTS AT GLOBAL/LOCAL BALANCE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

GLOBALIZATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH:RECENT CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE

MODEL, DATA, AND THE MAIN RESULTS

APPENDIX

GLOBALISATION, ECONOMIC FREEDOM ANDSTRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING:AROLE FORPUBLIC POLICY?

DIMENSIONS OF FREEDOM

WHAT IS 'ECONOMIC FREEDOM'?

'FREE'MARKETS, GLOBALISATION AND STRATEGIC FAILURE

TOWARDS A MACRO-BALANCE ANDMICRO-DIVERSITY OF FREEDOMS?

STRATEGIC VERSUS MARKET FAILURE APPROACHES TO POLICY

TOWARDS A 'DEMOCRATIC GLOBALISATION'VIA EXPANDED POSITIVE FREEDOM: ACCOUNTABILITY,DEMOCRACY AND PARTICIPATION

ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION:THE EXPLORATION OF CONSTRAINTS

THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS

2.1 The Model

ANALYSIS.

3.1. The Exceptional Role of Cultural Constraints

3.2. Structural Change and the Loss of Socioeconomic Diversity

3.4. The Autocatalytic Nature of Economic Interactions

3.5. .Economic Globalization and Entropy Production

GLOBALIZATION FOR MAINTENANCEMANAGEMENT BASED ONE-MAINTENANCE

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 The First Generation

1.2 The Second Generation

1.3 The Third Generation

1.4 The Fourth Generation

2.MAINTENANCE ISSUES

3. E-MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES

3.1 Intelligent Maintenance System Center (IMS)

3.2 Machinery Information Management Open System Alliance (MIMOSA)

3.3 PROTEUS [6]

3.4 DYNAWEB

3.5 TELMA Platform

4. E-MAINTENANCE SYSTEM INTEGRATING ADVANCED TECHNIQUES

4.1 Maintenance Center Structure

4.2 Local Maintenance Subsystem

5.MAINTENANCE STANDARDS

5.1 IEEE Std 1451

5.2 ISO 13373-1

5.3 IEEE Std 1232

6. KEY FACTORS FOR SUCCESSFUL MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT

7.MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT FOR INTEGRATEDCONDITION ASSESSMENT

THE MAASTRICHT GLOBALISATION INDEX:AN UPDATE*,1

2. THE MGI: DOMAINS &amp

INDICATORS

2.1 Global Politics

2.2 Organized Violence

2.3 Global Trade

2.4 Global Finance

2.5 Social and Cultural Aspect

2.6 Technology

2.7 Globalisation and the Environment

3. CALCULATION OF THE MGI

3.1 Transformation

3.2 Geographical Adjustment

3.3 Normalization

3.4 Index Scores (Ranking)

4. EVALUATION OF THE INDEX

4.1 Relevance

4.2 Robustness

4.3 Added Value

4.4 Transparency

5. CONCLUSION

5.1 Steps Forward

5.2 Criticism

5.3 Future Research

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61324-961-6

OCLC:

776162643