Assignment: Globalism Inventory
Assignment: Globalism Inventory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cQaiJxK-qZY
Assignment is worth 100 points
To successfully complete this assignment you are required to:
(1) gather information on the sources of products you “consume” during a five day period and complete the excel spreadsheet on Blackboard. Some of the information required for the inventory is readily available, such as the trademark “made in” labels on clothing and shoes. For other items, you will have to do some “digging” and may or may not be able to find the source. For others, the issue will be complicated by the product’s multiple origins (some cars have parts made in the U.S., Mexico, Japan and China….). Do the best you can in determining the source of the products.
(2) View the YOU TUBE programs posted on B “Dirty Little Secrets” and “Survivor of Bangladesh’s Tazreen Factory Fire Urges U.S. Retailers to Stop Blocking Worker Safety”
(3) write an analysis (2-3 pages using APA format) answering the following questions: What did you learn from this exercise? What surprised you the most about the extent you participate in globalization on a day to day basis? Which region or countries were most significant in your globalization experience during the week? What patterns did you see in the sources of supplies (for example, technology from Japan or fruits from Central America)? What did you learn about about the difficulties with performing a globalization inventory? On balance, who do you think benefits most from globalization, taking into account the You Tube video reports? How difficult would it be for you to “deglobalize”, if you wanted to
These link should follow to answer questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQaiJxK-qZY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5GeFKhmdHU
solution preview
This exercise has been very helpful in understanding more about globalization and the increasing integration and interdependence of international and domestic market. In addition, I have realized that globalization has three sides, which are good side, bad side and the ugly side. The good side is about the opportunities and efficiencies the open markets create. It is also about an easy rising and credit advantage as capital flow easily across national and local boundaries thus setting the world into a virtuous cycle of income and employment. On the other hand, the bad side is about new uncertainties and risks brought by integration of local and domestic markets, competition
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