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Essay / Globalization and International Management - 1580
IntroductionAccording to Scholte's book titled "Globalization: A Critical Introduction", the explanation of the word "globalization" is summarized in five aspects, namely internationalization, liberalization, universalization, modernization, supraterritoriality (Scholte, 2000). In a simple way, globalization aims to connect all the countries of the world in both positive and negative ways. Samson and Raft (2005) defined organizational culture as a “system of shared meaning within an organization that determines, to a large extent, how employees act. This refers to the beliefs and values of the group within the organization, focus on the common characters of employees and make the company different from each other. Organizational cultures approach each other differently as globalization develops. Through the research of Clayton and Fisher (2006), organizational cultures could be affected by the environment. Globalization is a major problem on the world stage and influences people's daily lives. Pheysey (1993) stated that it is not possible for each organization to be alone in society. On the contrary, it has already become the fundamental element of societies, economies and countries. This essay will focus on the cultures of different organizations around the world that are different from each other under the pressure of globalization.ContentFirst of all, the general environment is different on the global stage for each country. The concept of general environment also known as external environment is composed of several elements, namely international, legal-political, economic, social, cultural and technological factors which would...... middle of paper. ..... Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass. Hill, D.D. (2004). As seen in Vogue: A Century of American Fashion in Advertising. Texas Tech University Press. UNITED STATES. Hofstede, G. (1980) Consequences of Culture: International Differences in Work-Related Values, Beverly Hills, CA, Sage PublicationsMintzberg, H. (1989). Mintzberg on Management: Inside Our Strange World of Organizations, Free Press, New York. Pheysey, CD (1993). Organizational cultures: types and transformations. Routledge, New York. Samson, D. and Daft, LR (2005). Management, 2nd ed., Thomson, Australia. Schein, E (1992). Organizational Culture and Leadership, 2nd ed., Jossey-Bass, San Francisco. Scholte, AJ (2000) Globalization: a critical introduction. Macmillan Press Ltd, London. Whitehill, MA (1991) Japanese management: tradition and transition. Routledge, London.