Activity in the contemporary world, Lecture notes of Contemporary History

Download Activity in the contemporary world and more Lecture notes Contemporary History in PDF only on Docsity! Mary the Queen College (Pampanga), Inc. JASA, San Matias, Guagua, Pampanga CONTEMPORARY WORLD Subject Code: Module No//Title: GE3 Nos. 1-2. Introduction and Advantages of Globalization Subject Description: Period of Coverage: The Contemporary World Week 1 Introduction: Globalization describes how different world cultures, populations, and economies are interdependent from each other. It is a consequence of cross-border business. Technology, goods, investments, information, and services along with the labor market are the most popular components of such activity. Nations have established worldwide integration over many centuries by enabling economic, political, and social partnerships. Objectives: 1. To differentiate the advantages of globalization 2. To appreciate the importance of globalization 3. To complete the activity about globalization. Content: What is Globalization? Globalization describes how different world cultures, populations, and economies are interdependent from each other. It is a consequence of cross-border business. Technology, goods, investments, information, and services along with the labor market are the most popular components of such activity. Nations have established worldwide integration over many centuries by enabling economic, political, and social partnerships. Advantages of Globalization Researchers have concluded various positive effects of globalization which some developed countries enjoy today. It’s hard to encounter each of them, but let’s focus on some essential points. Global Market Among all effects of globalization, this one is beneficial. It means encouraging nations to specialize and produce plenty of goods available in their local market. Different countries produce different products and what is most surprising there is no country which is self-sufficient. Some countries with developed economies don’t have enough raw materials for their factories, while the rest accumulate costs more than it should. Worldwide integration has led the way to cheap raw materials. Now states can purchase them and produce low price products with a good profit. Developed countries advertise for the low-income community to buy their products with compatible prices. They also sell goods to developing countries because they are affordable. They are supposed to promote the economic growth of the country from where they buy their raw materials as they invest their money overseas by building industries to produce cheap goods. The larger the market, the more the returns. This concept has extended businesses in developed countries. They have also expanded by acquiring companies in developing countries, partnering and merging with others to reach out to a big market and produce cheaper goods due to the availability of materials and labor. Availability of cross-border market encourages companies from developed countries to create various goods because they have consumers worldwide. Some of them produce vehicles, other clothes or foods. There are a range of products invented in developed countries and sold elsewhere. Cross-Cultural Management Each country has got its own culture. Culture pertains to the way particular people do things as well as their values and believes. Incorporating all cultures to form a global one is not easy. For instance, gender equality is not recognized in some legal systems, and they do not allow women to lead or engage in business. Before globalization, many countries would not allow females to acquire education, and even if they did, they were supposed to do jobs such as teaching or nursing. Now a lot of states have adopted features of American culture even in the way they carry out business. For instance, one of the United States features is keeping time as well as understanding its value. They don’t like procrastinating with ridiculous activities. Population in developed and underdeveloped countries have a culture of engaging in activities which are profitable either socially, economically or spiritually. Here becomes a new global culture. Globalization is a causality of cultural erosion in communities from both developed and developing countries. Competition Competition is a healthy way of doing business. Without it, companies would not pioneer some innovations in cross-border trade. It is the main reason why the quality of goods and services improve as well as why the prices drop. Competition affected industries in some developed countries to source cheap raw materials and labor to decrease prices. People from the first-world can afford themselves to buy products from domestic industries and foreign ones. Competition causes increased communication of ideas and innovation as people try to find a competitive advantage for their business.