Identity is constructed through social, political, legal, scientific, and other practices. ... Traditional notions of identity are explained in depth in Jorge Duany's article entitled, "On Borders and Boundaries: Contemporary Thinking in Cultural Identity." ... This notion is challenged, and I believe that "structuralist thinkers view the construction of cultural identities as a process of erecting symbolic boundaries and narrating stories to represent the self and the other." ...

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Global Marketing The attitudes and reactions of people, social critics, and governments all affect the political environment. Consumers in the same country usually share a common political environment, but the political environment can also have a dramatic effect on opportunities at a local or international level (pg. 189). ... Important dimensions of the political environment are likely to be similar among nations that have banded together to have common regional economic boundaries. ...

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There is a mixing of culture across national boundaries (71). ... In other words, a new culture is in the making that rises above the old political and geographic walls (Kulver). ... The Internet, fax machines, satellites, and cable TV have taken away the old national cultural boundaries (Masuda 67). ... Web access allows anyone to explore the histories, politics, economics and societies of the most inaccessible regions. ... A nation is a political concept, and is unquestionably very different from culture (Blij 56). ...

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GLOBAL UNIVERSITY • historical roots and antecedents, see the Sidebars "The WTO and the Politics of Global Trade", "Seeds of Globalization", and "Global Impacts of the Industrial Revolution" in the Industrial Revolution article. ... • Political aspects are found in World Government, International Arms Control, the sidebar "Defense Planning after the Cold War" in the Cold War article, and the United Nations. ... Governments and corporations have gained vast amounts of political power through military might and economic influence. ... Cultures also cross national boundaries. ...

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Technological advances continue to communicate our ability to stretch the boundaries and the use of any personal cellular phone technology or to improve the network can interact with another person from a totally different culture. ... If you want to see the capital, the globalization of goods, the free flow of labor and services all over the world, by a very large business company, it has a huge control world economy, beyond national boundaries. ... Globalization can be seen in five different ways; political, economic, technological, cultural and environmental. ... They are: to change the gl...

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Religion, historical events and globalization have been deemed as the three main antecedent that influence culture Religion has rigid boundaries that cultural values constantly transgress. Infact even at times religion crosses religion boundaries for example the practice of polygamy is allowed in Islam (up till 4 wives) but in our eastern culture the news of a person walking the isle the second time let alone fourth time always raises eyebrows. ... I feel that culture cannot be globalised and that any allegation to the contrary is merely an attempt to legitimise the domination...

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As trade barriers, geographic boundaries and political borders come down the opportunities for many organisations are increasing. ... Factors to consider in a foreign environment (a) Legal-political environment - some nations have a history of unstable government whilst others have slowly changing and stable government. ...

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Diversity alters the societal character by redrawing racial and ethnic boundaries. ... "...Cultural diversity was once simply an ideal promoted by liberal political groups has gradually become a fact of life for millions of Americans..." (Korgen 154).Diversity is altering the character of society by redrawing boundaries around race and ethnicity (Aguire 49). ...

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This is because the stability and sustainability of social cohesion and adhesion is founded on the some fundamental values that benefit people across various cultural boundaries. ... A community that respects the rights of every person prevails because people are able to engage in nation building activist when their working environment and political system does not discriminate against them on any basis. It is recommendable for the political system and the political, leaders across the world to ensure that the governance and resources distribution policies that they adopt are founded on the ...

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However, for someone interested in how human society works, and in particular how organizations are structured, create an ongoing culture, manage conflict, support or discourage change, adapt to their environment, and distribute power among different stakeholders, a rugby team provides an ideal case study, a real-life laboratory for understanding how individuals relate to each other within the boundaries of an organization, balancing needed stability with necessary change. As an organization, it encompasses the key dynamics of larger Australian society in a way that can be relatively easily st...

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Not only a significant social factor towards the islanders, but it's also of great custom for the politics of the tribes. ... The islanders managed to keep their boundaries with other groups by withholding a very discreet mechanism of trade and travel. ...

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After the fall of Saigon in April 1975, the South Vietnamese began evacuating with nothing but the hope of returning to their home when the political situation permitted. ... Most refugees did not realize their eventual destination would be the United States because their only intention was to escape the political oppression and reforms instituted by the authoritarian communist government of North Vietnam. ... One way that is achieved within the Vietnamese community is through Little Saigons- Vietnamese centers for commercial, cultural, and political activity-- and Paris by Night, Vietnamese-l...

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Cleveland (1960) has found that expatriates who functioned well tended to be rated relatively high on technical skill, belief in their mission, a sense of politics, evidence of cultural empathy, and clear organizational ability. ... The boundaries of information-based orientation programs led to diverse attempts to expose trainees to supervised second cultural experiences, real or simulated. ...

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In other words, this elitist definition of culture has enormous social, economic, and political implications. ... In addition, this traditional notion of culture has tended to be static, that is, it assumes that "culture" can be put into distinct categories or within set boundaries. ...

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