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Glocalizaton concept and its relation to standardization-adaptation debate in marketing literature review

What is glocalization Glocolization is a term that was introduced in early 90s by Robertson, it comes from combination of two words; globalization as well as localization. The globalization refers to the flexibility that is brought about by countries allowing the international forces to have impact on their local market environments, so as to attain some economic growth. Furthermore the term localization refers to the reiterating that is brought about by regions in order to maintain and protect some local culture and local conditions from them being carried away completely by the globalization forces. Therefore, glocalization attempts to balance ...

The American policy is exhibiting more and more concerns in that it usually emphasizes that the free world security as well as freedom principles are more important even though the global threats are on its door. The United States’ involvement is something that has been witnessed all over throughout the years and this powerful country has come to be seen as a salvation to some people. The advancement of US support in the various world crises is still a controversial matter given that some think negatively about it as well as others think of it more positively. Nonetheless, the US military ...

Business

Executive Summary Wal-Mart has attained constant and strong growth in profit and sales. It has however maintained its leading position in the retail industry and is the world’s largest retailer. The barrier to entry factor of five forces indicates that the barriers to entry for competitors are sufficiently high because of advance features and facilities offered by the store. The value chain and resource based analysis indicate that Wal-Mart is successful in the implementation of the low cost strategy as it is inculcating the efficiency of cost in management style, corporate culture and operations. It has adopted advanced ...

Abstract

Immigration reform refers to the current political debate in the United States involving the ongoing political debates regarding to changes in the current immigration policy of the nation. Obviously, immigration reform is a major issue in America today. As of 2013, it is estimated that there are approximately 11 to 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States and this has become a major political and social concern because continued flow of illegal immigrants is said to have negative implications (Gaynor, 2013). In order to address this issue, this paper will involve a review of recent newspaper article covering the issue with ...

For quite a considerable time during his time in office, President Obama has been very vocal about the rights of the gay community. On more than one occasions, he has openly come out clear that these individuals also have their rights and they need to be respected and allowed to enjoy those rights. In his stance, this is an issue related to civil rights (New York Times Editorial Para 1). However, this issue is hotly debated, with only a number of the states of the US having passed legislations which allow the gay people to enjoy their rights. This is quite ...

The Obama Economic Platforms

The incumbent US president is aiming for his second term as president in this year's United States presidential elections. One of the hot topics during debates are about economic plans that would promise a better economic future for the American people. Obama's economic plan focuses on generating 1.1 million jobs by 2013 to be followed by another wave of 280,000 job opportunities in 2014 (Khimm). Because of the fragile economy and the torpid job market, the re-elections are facing threats in his chances for a second term. Therefore, as a back up plan, Obama will extend another year of tax cuts ...

Walmart is a multinational retailer that operates discount stores in more than 15 countries including Brazil, Argentina, Canada, and the UK. The cost-leadership strategy of Walmart is based on tight control of operation costs and high turnover, combined with the offer of a large assortment of discounted products. The in-store services of the retailer are very limited due to the continuous effort to reduce costs (Hill & Jones, 2010).

The success of Walmart in the United States can be explained by the close fit of their offering to the customer preferences in the country. However, this model did not work that well ...

Introduction

According to the CIA fact book (1), Japan is a country in the Eastern Asia. It is an island located between the Sea of Japan and the North Pacific Ocean, and East of the Korean Peninsula. The total area of the country is 377,915 sq km, of which 364,485 sq km are dry land while the remaining 13,430 sq km is made up of water bodies. Given that the country itself is an island, it has other minor islands which combine to make up the Japanese country. These are Ogasawara-gunto, also called the Bonin Islands, Okinotori-shima, Volcano ...