Thus societies with disparate culture were formed. ... Religious festivals for example became an integral part of any particular culture for example the festival of "holi" has became synonymous with Indian culture. ... Take Australia for example. ... Historical events undoubtedly strongly affect culture. ... But whatever the clout of a specific culture or of the nation its represents, that culture cannot aspire to eradicate all others, making the assumption of one hegemonic culture a non-starter. ...

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Globalisation has been underway for a few decades now, but the 1980's saw the biggest set of changes in Australia's history. ... Countries were becoming more self-sufficient and Australia was left behind. In the 1980's, Australia lowered tariffs and exports soared. ... Management must consider contact with other cultures, information technology systems required for efficient global commerce, competence in the mechanics of international commerce, managing people of a different culture, international recruitment and international social responsibility. ... In an effort to appear p...

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Globalisation has been underway for a few decades now, but the 1980's saw the biggest set of changes in Australia's history. ... Countries were becoming more self-sufficient and Australia was left behind. In the 1980's, Australia lowered tariffs and exports soared. ... Management must consider contact with other cultures, information technology systems required for efficient global commerce, competence in the mechanics of international commerce, managing people of a different culture, international recruitment and international social responsibility. ... In an effort to appear p...

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Another example will be Australia. ... A survey has showed that more than 740,000 Australian shopped online within the span of 12 months to February 2000. ... For example, a western Australian wine manufacturer, located some 400 kilometers south of Perth, who may once struggle to promote its wine due to its poor geographical location, can now market itself across the globe. ... The locals, on the other hand, are also provided with the opportunities to interact with people from various countries and cultures and ultimately, gain more knowledge of the outside world. ...

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.), and the Australian media giant Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. ... American culture can be seen in almost every country in this world especially in film and television. Many are concerned that this will negatively influence their own cultures. ... American culture seems to glorify the selfish capitalistic economy that has made our country into the materialistic society that is the United States of America. ...

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People relied on infrastructure in their community to survive; now with the global market open for everyone people can import wheat to Afghanistan from Australia with out a problem. ... Bring the world together to make one big market place so that everyone can enjoy cultures from around the world. ...

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Even if some would say so, it is not about vanishing or colonising cultures, but about supplying information and goods to them. Old cultural elements are brought together with the new international culture. ... Japanese Sony (n5), Canadian Seagram (n15), Dutch Philips (n18); and Australian News Corporation (n27), (O"Sullivant, 1990:179). ...

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With the ability to help identify a culture, as well as educate countries about other cultures, music also provides for a sense of knowledge. ... These factors can create an educational environment as well as a reaffirmation of one's own culture. ... People are profiting at other people's loss of cultural identity, they are sold a culture and heritage. ... As stated previously, it is important to realize how big of a business culture has become. ... Polygram also reported that one half of its three billion plus revenues has come from the evolution of foreign pop culture. ...

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These include the political, economic, and legal systems of a country, the culture differences, the availability and cost of resources, the host country's infrastructure, and the country of origin effect. ... (Hill, 1999 p.49) The culture of a country is also a significant point of interest to firms when deciding to invest. ... All of these however, probably could have been avoided had Disney made a conscious effort to understand the European culture. ...

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Our society has become interdependent with each other in many ways through things like trade, technology, culture, and immigration. ... Land eventually move away from nation-state, cultures, and tribalism defined by historical borders, language, and religion towards a more global culture that is necessary for human civilization to move to even greater and bigger endeavors. ... Kevin Rudd, a former Prime Minister of Australia and current Member of Parliament argued that the best part about globalization is that it lifts economic growth rates and living standards around much, though not all, of ...

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This would have seen to the erosion of their traditions and principles to one global culture, which in effect would mean the community's loss of identity. ... The strong Australian spirit of mateship and barracking for the underdog, come across as major themes, as the Kerrigans and their neighbours come together unwilling to accept the changes and vacate their properties (and as such are resisting global change). ...

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The sociologist, Anthony Giddens, defines globalisation as a decoupling of space and time, emphasising that with instantaneous communications, knowledge and culture can be shared around the world simultaneously. ... It attempts to characterize globalization, and its effects on poverty, the environment, gender, culture, and political structure and dynamics. ... The UN has sponsored a Global Compact to establish and promote a shared set of core values in the areas of labour standards, human rights and environmental practices between the UN and the business community The Organisation for Eco...

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