The Best Global Leaders are Local Leaders. A few years ago‚ Thomas Friedman eloquently said that "the world is flat." Technology and globalization have made commerce a far more level playing field than it was many decades ago. The internet has unlocked opportunities‚ giving businesses access to previously unreachable customers. There’s a sense of equal opportunity in markets‚ with geographical and historical knowledge becoming more and more irrelevant. From business schools to boardrooms‚ building
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Lenge Kotzé (KOT002) Class: Wednesday 16:00 6/21/2013 FTH02/01 DEGREE QUESTION 1 I hereby confirm that this essay doesn’t include any plagiarism and that it is my own work referenced according to the Harvard referencing guide. Lenge Kotzé “The Orient has helped to define the West as its contrasting image‚ idea‚ personality‚ experience.” (Said 1991:2) Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto were among the first non-western designers to be included in the official world of
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for much of the day with little or no vigorous physical exercise Sedentary lifestyles increase all causes of mortality‚ double the risk of cardiovascular diseases‚ diabetes‚ and obesity‚ and increase the risks of colon cancer‚ high blood pressure‚ osteoporosis‚ lipid disorders‚ depression and anxiety. According to World Health Organisation‚ 60 to 85% of people in the world—from both developed and developing countries—lead sedentary lifestyles‚ making it one of the more serious yet insufficiently
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LOCATION‚ COMPETITION‚ AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: LOCAL CLUSTERS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY By: Porter‚ Michael E.; Economic Development Quarterly‚ Feb2000‚ Vol. 14 Issue 1‚ p15‚ 20p‚ 4 diagrams Economic geography during an era of global competition involves a paradox. It is widely recognized that changes in technology and competition have diminished many of the traditional roles of location. Yet clusters‚ or geographic concentrations of interconnected companies‚ are a striking feature of virtually
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Global economic integration is not a new phenomenon. Some communication and trade took place between distant civilizations even in ancient times. Since the travels of Marco Polo seven centuries ago‚ global economic integration—through trade‚ factor movements‚ and communication of economically useful knowledge and technology—has been on a generally rising trend. This process of globalization in the economic domain has not always proceeded smoothly. Nor has it always benefited all whom it has affected
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economies were isolated from each other by barriers and cultures to cross border trade and investments. Nowadays‚ people around the world are more connected to each other than ever before. The revolution of sciences and technologies has gradually improved human livings. It is much easier for people to travel‚ communicate and do business internationally. As a result‚ demand for expanding economy to countries urges the foundation of globalization. Integrating into the global economy offers multinational
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Culture evolves over time in response to adaptive challenges. One result of this evolutionary process is beliefs and practices that help us adapt to persistent as well as changing circumstances. These beliefs and practices are organized as models or schema about how things work‚ what is ideal‚ and which practices are proper and help individuals or groups survive and prosper. Cultural models are so familiar that their functions and effects are often unseen‚ invisible‚ unnoticed. The evidence of their
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technologies‚ pervasiveness of media has promoted significant influence of global culture on that of local. In recent decades‚ the degree and intensity of the connections among different cultures and different world regions have accelerated dramatically because of advances in telecommunications and a rapid increase in economic and financial interdependence worldwide. Nowadays in addition to their local identity‚ people develop a global identity that gives them a sense of belonging to a worldwide culture
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Data Clear’s Dilemma: “To go global or to stay local?” Submitted to: Mrs. Helder Submitted by: Vanesa Cividini‚ Class:2IBMS3 SN: 20030864 Date of Submission: 21st February‚ 2005 Table of Contents 1-Introduction 3 2-Problem definition 3 3-SWOT Analysis 4 4-Analysis 5 4.1-Stay Domestic 5 4.2-Go Global 7 5-Conclusion/ Recommendations 9 6-Bibliography 10 7-Appendix 11 7.1-SWOT Analysis table 11 1-Introduction Data Clear (D.C.) is a pioneer in data analysis software. For a while‚ D.C. had this
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Global brands Vs. Local Brands Introduction According to Ger‚ Belk and Lascu (1993)‚ advances in communications and information systems technology have shrunk distances‚ thereby linking markets through flows of information across markets. These trends enhance the management of global operations and drives up the need to deal effectively with global competition. As firms enter international markets‚ branding plays an important role in its marketing strategy. Many consumers use brands as clues to
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