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Superbrands, Globalization, and Neoliberalism: Exploring Causes and Consequences of the Nike Superbrand
December 29, 2011 - 6598 words | Globalization Studies » Globalization
The rise of superbrands has many implications for the nature of work, workers, and organizations. This paper explores superbrands and their impact in three ways. First, the dynamics of the superbrand Nike, along with the implications of Nike as a superbrand, are explored... Read Article »

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Globalization Neoliberalism Superbrands Nike Organizations Multinational Corporations
Effects of Globalization on Work and Organizations: Exploring Post-Industrialism, Post-Fordism, Work and Management in the Global Era
December 18, 2011 - 4590 words | Globalization Studies » Globalization
As we move from Fordism to Post-Fordism and from Industrialism to Post-Industrialism, the new Market that prevails under Globalization implies many changes to the nature of work and organizations. This new Market dictates, or rather governs, the way corporations think... Read Article »

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Globalization Neoliberalism Industrialism Fordism Management Organizations
The Water Crisis: A Quest to Conserve Our Planet's Most Precious Resource
November 11, 2010 - 9314 words | Environmental Studies » Climate Change
We are at war. Yes, I said it. We are at war. We are at war, with ourselves, against ourselves, and by that, I mean we are damaging the very planet that we subsist on. Where will we be without this planet? We are destroying ourselves, bit by bit, hour by hour, minute... Read Article »

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Water Crisis Water Shortage Global Warming Climate Change Water Supply Natural Resources
The Equivocal Nature of Exploitation: How Poor Workers In Developing Nations Exploit Capitalist Greed For A Profit
November 8, 2010 - 1827 words | Globalization Studies » International Development
Learning to play guitar is painful. For the first months, the coarse steel of the guitar strings shreds the soft skin of the player’s fingertips into a disgusting bloody mess. A reasonable person who does not play guitar would be entirely justified in thinking... Read Article »

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International Development International Economics Sweatshops Child Labor Developing World International Trade Exploitation
Understanding the Implications of a Global Village
November 20, 2009 - 2207 words | Opinion » Global Identity
Imagine the vast spectrum of all the cultures in the world. Listen to the music—from the gentle drum beats of Africa, to the melodic didgeridoo of Australia, to the scream of the electric guitar. Taste the curry from India, the coconut milk from Thailand, the... Read Article »

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Gobal Village Globalization Modernization Westernization Dependency Theory Technological Advances Cultural Identity Humanitarian Efforts Economic Opportunities Globalizing World Globalization Studies
Child Sex Tourism: "Us" and "Them" in a Globalized World
November 4, 2009 - 5494 words | International Affairs » Sex Tourism
“In London, Hamburg or San Francisco … we rarely see ordinary, middle-aged men and women flirting with homeless teenagers who sit on the pavements begging for spare change, or inviting them out to dinner and then back home to bed.” (O’Connell... Read Article »

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Child Sex Tourism Human Trafficking Sex Trafficking Racism Globalization Sex Tourism Prostitution Brothel Otherization
USAID's Alternative Development Strategy: A Critical Review of Initiatives in Colombia
October 30, 2009 - 5538 words | International Affairs » Colombia
Since 2000, the United States (U.S.) has devoted approximately 4.7 billion dollars in foreign aid to Colombia (Isacson 2006:1) with the dual aims of resolving Colombia’s internal conflict and of curbing the country’s role in the international drug trade... Read Article »

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Colombia Development Alternative Development USAID Coca Drugs FARC
A Contrast of Issei and Nisei as Illustrated by King-Kok Cheung, Hisaye Yamamoto, and Emiko Okori
October 25, 2009 - 881 words | English » Issei And Nisei
Hisaye Yamamoto’s double-telling stories, according to King-kok Cheung, convey “two tales in the guise of one,” one woven from the explicit words of the narrator, the other from the softened and sometimes pointedly silent characters that surround... Read Article »

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King Kok Cheung Hisaye Yamamoto Emiko Okori Sasaragawa Rabbit in the Moon Issei Nisei
Does Globalization Foster or Reduce Political Violence?
October 19, 2009 - 532 words | Globalization Studies » Globalization
Globalization has impacted societies around the world in both positive and negative ways. Despite positive changes in certain areas though, there are two significant factors that make the globalized (and globalizing) world a more dangerous place with respect to political... Read Article »

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Globalization Political Violence Terrorism
 
 

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