The Comparison The American culture and the Swedish culture are very different from different angles. To begin with, the two cultures differ largely because the Swedish culture is very collective and supportive while the American culture is individualistic. ... For instance, as much they are pressured to join the European Union the Swedes are always against this. ... They are easily influenced by other cultures as their culture is too much open to allow new traditions. ... When it comes to influence the American culture strongly influences the Swedish culture. ...

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The most widely globalized aspect of U.S. culture is the English language. ... A good example of this is that in 1995 the official language of the European Union changed from French to English. ... Some aspects of globalization can have a negative effect on the economy or culture of the foreign countries. ... McDonalds appeals to the youth of the world and tries to get them to adopt American culture which in turn decreases their appreciation for their own culture. ... Anyone who has ever been to Europe knows that soccer is far and away the dominant sport. ...

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The most widely globalized aspect of U.S. culture is the English language. ... A good example of this is that in 1995 the official language of the European Union changed from French to English. ... Some aspects of globalization can have a negative effect on the economy or culture of the foreign countries. ... McDonalds appeals to the youth of the world and tries to get them to adopt American culture which in turn decreases their appreciation for their own culture. ... Anyone who has ever been to Europe knows that soccer is far and away the dominant sport. ...

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The culture on the earth reflects the influence of culture and other international trade partners in the neighboring countries. ... All of the culture is the continuous development of the information age, to enhance the impact of another culture. ... When people travel and migrate, they not only come into contact with a new culture, but also expose other cultures in their own way. ... This common culture is not over. ... In addition, the development of regional trade agreements, including the establishment of a single market for the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement (N...

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Problems may arise when a person from one culture has to adjust to others' culture. ... Global marketers need to be aware of certain influencing characteristics of cultures. ... In spite of a great number of selective measures, Disney failed to capture some major characteristics of Europe and France in particular. ... Keegan (1999) states that the common goal of CCT is to teach members of one culture ways of interacting effectively in another culture. ... Then, they must learn to overcome stereotypes and bias regarding various cultures, races, and religions. ...

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Globalization, as one of the important social concepts and terms, brings tremendous change in the domain of politics, economy and culture, which seems to be stealing identities from many countries and people as they become increasingly interconnected. ... The economy develop in an imbalanced way as well , although interaction brings opportunities for the developing countries, such is the case for India where a large amount of European and American industries transformed their bases and factories there, fully utilizing India's cheap labor resources and land. ... People in Asia are celebrat...

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For example, international trade has caused the spread of most religions, such as Christianity, to Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and America (Masuda 67). ... Humans need culture; we are drawn to it. ... Our roots and history originate from our culture, if we forget our culture will we lose who was are (Masuda)? ... Will local cultures eventually fall victim to a global culture? ... On the negative side, the globalization of culture may deteriorate centuries of tradition and culture. ...

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To keep this tradition operating, researchers have to establish technology that is easy to comprehend and conform to the culture in the developing countries. ... Europe Policies and Procedures Europe wants to help entrepreneurs succeed in the foreign trade market. To help them succeed Europe removed six barriers: market fragmentation, institutional & regulatory issues, taxation, paucity of hi-tech SME's, human resources, and culture. ... Europe created policies to help economic growth. ... Europe plans to support entrepreneurs by supporting entrepreneurial education, reducing capital gai...

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Aside from defining globalisation as an integration of economies on a global scale, this definition also suggests that both cultures and societies are also affected by the process. ... McDonalds tends to dominate in Western Europe, however controversially the store also operates developing countries where economies are often deemed unstable such as Guatemala and Argentina. ... In this sense, it would seemingly be unjust to introduce unhealthy food into more cultures and societies in terms of health reasons. ... The radical/Marxist opinion on the monopolization of McDonalds would be that econom...

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On the social and environmental fronts, globalization has broadened people's knowledge, created respect for indigenous cultures, contributed to the protection and conservation of historical monuments as well as the physical environments. ... For example, travel agencies and tour operators such as European cars are mainly subsidiaries of western TNC's and most of their earnings are repatriated abroad. ... It is normal to see cultures shown and advertised in information pamphlets, "promotional literature", and in tourist homes. Due to poverty and in the nemesis of economic ...

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I believe this has a positive impact as new flavors and tastes where the introduction of diverse food cultures has become a part of New Zealand society. Due to globalisation New Zealand's food opportunities have a broad range from westernized European food to Asian cuisine such as Thai, Japanese or Chinese. ... However much of the emerging global food cultural consumerism developing in New Zealand's food industry is based on American lifestyles where I believe this is a threat to New Zealand's national and local culture as it is difficult to sustain traditional food. ... An ex...

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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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Interaction between different countries, introducing different cultures into more countries and increasing the global connectivity has definitely resulted in great beneficial change to the world, however it can also has some detrimental effects as well. ... There are many military alliances existent today such as the Unites States and Japan, France and Germany and the European Union, who all aid for one another in times of need. ... We are so exposed to various cultural aspects from many different countries everyday; people in Asia are familiarized with western fast food chains like McDonalds ...

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However, whilst it does have it downsides the positive side is that it brings cultures closer together it also allows social integration and strengthening of cultural barriers. ... This evident to material developments in the technology of communication (as well as transportation, whose effect has been to bring ever increasing numbers of people from all quarters of the globe into direct face-to-face contact) we are currently witnessing the emergence of a global mass culture, or as in the words of Václav Havel, a single worldwide civilization. ...

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The growing importance of the European Union means 'there are now few areas of economic or commercial policy-making where the EU does not enjoy at least a measure of involvement and several areas where its supranational institutions have established exclusive competence.' ... Social The retail industry in UK is entangled greatly with social factors like culture, demography, beliefs, education, consumer trend, taste, religious factors and publicity. Every culture has some social factors some of which are core and some are secondary. ... Previous studies showed consumer taste, social...

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For example, a natural disaster in Taiwan can disrupt the company Apple's production in computers worldwide which can panic stock holders in the Canada and the United States which could potentially lead to an economic crisis in Europe. ... Furthermore, it is essential to note that politicians around the world have encouraged integration through various international agreements like the North American Free Trade Agreement and the European Union which were designed to reduce trade barriers. ... For example Menard mentions that "globalization is blamed for exacerbating the income gap be...

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• It suggests the intensification, or the growing magnitude of interconnectedness, i.e. flows of trade, investment, finance, migration, culture, etc. ... Many wealthy European countries, the U.S.A and Japan use these tactics to support their own domestic economies, making it impossible for smaller, or less developed countries to gain a foothold in the global marketplace...

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