SYP 2450 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Glocalization, Economic Globalization, Toyota Production System
30 Oct 2018
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Globalization by harvey (1989): globalization refers to time-space compression . Globalization by robertson (1992): globalization as a concept refers to both the compression of the world and the intensification of consciousness of the world as whole. Three dimensions of globalization: extensity: stretching of social, political, and economic activities across space. Intensity: intensification, or growing magnitude of interconnectedness, patterns of interactions, and flows: velocity: speeding up of global interactions and processes. What are the implication of glocalization and grobalization with regard to homogeneity or heterogeneity of cultures and the ability of local communities to globalization processes? adapt and/or shape. The interpenetration of the global and the local, resulting in unique outcomes in different geographic areas. Glocalization is not creating the same homogenous state, believes in increasing diversity (heterogenous). Focusses on the imperialistic ambitions of nations, corporation, organization and the like and their desire, indeed need, to impose themselves on various geographic areas.
