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Globalization: the creation of international strategies by organizations for overseas expansion and operation on a worldwide level. The process of globalization has been precipitated by a...; Globalization definition on BNET »

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Fixing Globalization-Fueled Human Rights Violations: A new United Nations report written by Harvard Kennedy School's John Ruggie signals a growing incidence of business-related human rights violations fueled by globalization. The changes wrought by a globalized economy, he writes, are creating "governance gaps" -- areas of business, government, and society where established human...; Tags: Government, Sean Silverthorne, globalization; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Sticking it to Stiglitz: The third time may be more strike than charm for Joseph Stiglitz. Stiglitz, a Nobel-winning economist and author of two high-profile books on globalization, has published a third, "Making Globalization Work." In a review entitled Gloomy About Globalization Robert Skidelsky, a British economist and author of a well-regarded biography...; Tags: Globalization, Michael Fitzgerald, Joseph Stiglitz; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Does Non-Profit Media Have a Competitive Edge?: Last night, here in New York City, the National Magazine Awards were announced. Among the usual suspects (The New Yorker, National Geographic, Vanity Fair, Atlantic, Rolling Stone) were several winners with an alternative business model. The non-profit Mother Jones won the award for general excellence in...; Tags: Media, National Public Radio Inc., Mother Jones, CIR, Corporate Governance, Globalization, Advertising & Promotion, Branding, Government, Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Marketing, David Weir; Blog posts 2008-05-02
The Earth is Flat?: In the 1970s, the world spoke of the "global village", a concept that described the social, cultural and economic changes that advances in technology would produce. Today, the theory that "the earth is flat" claims that, as a consequence of globalization, the world finds itself at the...; Tags: Earth, globalization, theory; Case studies 2008-04-04
The Impact of High Performance Work on Industry-Level Outcomes: Organizations today face an increasingly competitive and rapidly changing environment. A variety of factors including globalization, technological breakthroughs, rapid innovation, and deregulation have eliminated competitive barriers and forced many organizations to fundamentally reformulate how they attain competitive advantage on a level playing field. In an era of "Leaner and meaner"...; Tags: Performance management, Leadership, Strategy, Gale Group, globalization, barrier, competitive advantage, high-performance, performance, environment; White papers

Chemicals Industry: The chemicals industry is facing a difficult competitive environment. Industry consolidation and globalization have led to a state where individual products and segments are becoming increasingly commoditized. Declining margins have caused companies to rethink their entire strategies, and being a low-cost producer has increased in importance, often at the expense...; Tags: Invensys, chemicals, globalization, business process, industry, asset, strategy, performance, environment; White papers
International Recruitment Trends: The increasing globalization of the marketplace combined with an ever increasing shortage of skilled staff and advances in technology have resulted in large scale changes to recruitment practices throughout the world. Organizations hiring staff continue to undergo massive change in striving to be competitive and profitable. Many organizations have...; Tags: globalization, hiring, outsourcing; White papers
Significant Development Chain Advances for Automotive Manufacturer: A $20 billion division of a major automotive manufacturer needed to address overall competitiveness in the face of increasing globalization and accelerating technological change. A strategic assessment by senior management indicated several actions the company needed to take: invest in knowledge-intensive value-chain elements; execute an asset reduction strategy; and build...; Tags: Manufacturing, PRTM, globalization, manufacturer, knowledge, strategy; Case studies
Business Process Management: Best Practices of Coors Brewing Co., Deere & Co., and Northrop Grumman Space Technology: Modern organizations must manage an ecosystem with no boundaries, one that is consistently buffeted by globalization, faster cycle time requirements, unknown competitors, and complexity at every turn. Business process management becomes the art of the disciplined, where decisions are made at the front line, closer to the customer. To focus...; Tags: Operational planning, Business process automation, Strategy, APQC, BPM, best practice, business process, globalization, competitive advantage, worker; White papers
Integrating Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management Activities to Gain Wealth: CEOs' Perspectives: The study presented in this paper explored means and ways that can help CEOs achieve wealth for their firms in the era of globalization. Using a sample of CEOs of MNCs, the findings of this study indicated that the majority of the CEOs agreed that many of the activities undertaken...; Tags: Gale Group, CEO, strategic management, entrepreneurship, globalization, network; White papers
Cross-Cultural Leadership: Few successful businesses now work with people from only one culture. At the shallowest level, most Western businesses (even those based in one location) employ people from many cultural backgrounds. At a deeper level, the impact of globalization and cost differences between regions means that many companies either outsource parts...; Tags: globalization, outsource, outsourcing; White papers
Welcome to Hypercompetition - Competitive Advantage at Its Fastest: Clearly, globalization in the service sector is a strong indicator that it too may be undergoing a shift similar to the manufacturing sector's shift to hypercompetition. Whatever a firm's business sector, or the intensity of its competition, some strategies continue to endure. To stay in the game profitably, firms must...; Tags: BetterManagement.com, globalization, competitive advantage, manufacturing, strategy, game; White papers
Streamline to Success: The Real Mid-Market Experience: Industrial/Manufacturing: Manufacturers of all types are faced with challenges on many fronts. Globalization has reshaped our view of supply and demand. Customer expectations continue to increase while customer loyalty can be lost with just one misstep. As a result, manufacturers develop and execute various strategies to win in the marketplace. A...; Tags: Manufacturing, IBM Corp., globalization, manufacturer, strategy, information technology; Webcasts
Adapting to Change: Change is the most pervasive influence within today's workplace. Profound changes are shaking up people's lives and the way one does business. And the pace of change will continue to accelerate - driven by sharp economic swings, increasing competitive pressures, new technologies, government regulations, sociocultural shifts, further globalization of the...; Tags: globalization, workplace; White papers
The Fleecing of Foreign Investors: Avoid Getting Burned by "Hot" U.S. Stocks: U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission encourages all investors to thoroughly investigate any investment opportunity and the person promoting it before you part with your money—especially if you are a non-U.S. investor seeking to invest in U.S. stocks. This is particularly important if you learn about the investment on the Internet...; Tags: Financial accounting, NASD, investor, globalization, phone, Internet; White papers
How The SaaS Movement Is Transforming Professional Services: Their customers are facing intensifying competition as a result of globalization and technological advancements. Barriers to entry within their respective industries are disappearing. Companies are no longer competing with just their peers in their own backyard, they must also contend with competitors from around the world. At the same time,...; Tags: Channel management, downsizing, professional services, globalization, software-as-a-service, barrier, supplier, worker, industry, Web; White papers
A Value Culture for Agriculture: Agricultural co-ops play an important role in the $1.5 trillion US agriculture industry. But most were founded decades ago to meet the needs of traditional family farms?and haven't kept up with globalization, industrialization, and specialization. As a result, today's co-op system is destroying rather than creating value. Therefore, this article...; Tags: McKinsey & Co., globalization; White papers
Options Paper: This options paper is part of a comprehensive review of the U.S. deposit insurance system by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). This review assures the ability of the system to meet its responsibilities over the next decade. Industry consolidation, expanded activities, globalization and the use of technology have advanced...; Tags: Financial Planning, depositor, FDIC, banking, insurance, globalization, industry; White papers
What Are Your Sure Bets for the Future?: Harvard Business Review Editor Thomas A. Stewart has a thought-provoking list for you to contemplate, and its title doesn't lack for confidence: 9 Sure Bets For The Future. To give you a flavor, here are three of the nine trends Stewart thinks are sure enough for you...; Tags: Intellectual property, Desktops, Sean Silverthorne, Internet; Blog posts 2008-04-03
SEC's Christopher Cox Wants to Globalize Regulation: Executives are getting washed over with media coverage about the new financial regulatory blueprint spearheaded by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Cries may be loud about the need for new oversight but one Paulson message stands clear: U.S. business must remain competitive in an increasingly global economy. Executives...; Tags: Regulations, Financial accounting, Indian Stock Market, Cox, Peter Galuszka, SEC, Henry Paulson; Blog posts 2008-04-07