Blog 1...let's talk globalization

The first two chapters is the basic information about globalization. What it is and what it means. It also demonstrated the laws and the legistics. But it is beyond sending a business overseas. It is hiring people from all different countries. It helps tear down the language barriers, the culture barriers, the theory of the differences that truly can be broken down. As seen in our first DQ, the world truly is becoming flatter and smaller.

My favorite part of these two chapters is the story of the elephant that can be found on page 12. What a perfect way to explain globalization. This term has so many broad meaning and differentiations. One may see it as serving a cause to one thing, one may see it as positive, one may see it as negative, one may not understand it at all. It's the point showing that no matter how in depth globalization can be taught, it is still hard to see the full picture.

This clip that I found on youtube had a great point that was brought up in our first DQ. It is the idea that globalization has been taking place for centuries. Many times people neglect the fact that colonization is in fact globalization. On page 10 it briefly over views the the three views on globalization: a new fad, history or one extreme to the next. From the brief view of colonization I find it fine to say that it is a historical event that has been taking place for centuries and will continue to do so but in different ways. We can't reverse the idea of globalization. We need to learn more and explore more and take advantage before it becomes a disadvantage to our economy.

A great pro that this clip expresses is the idea that globalization allows countries to focus on what they do best. It allows a country to focus its time, money and resources on the items it can deliver the best. For example if U.S. produces the finest steal, it can oversee all it's work on plastic materials. This will allow for cheap labor there and more resources focused on the steel here.

A crazy response to this clip is the idea that companies can go in and change the power of a customer. For instance, it talks about a soft drink company that buys the fresh water in an area in Africa so they purchase soda rather than water because it is cheaper. Is that true or not? Hard to say. Is that part of Globalization. That is clear to see.


*If you want to check out the clip I have been referencing to the link is www.youtub.com?v=AdkiiSH4Agm