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I. What is Globalization?
Ex 1 - Impact of Globalization
You can review the example done in class (download file below). Note that I've changed my personal choice to "Lord of the Rings", which actually I did prefer to "Sex and the City"! And you'll also see that it tips the results for the entire class...
Then try with a different example: download the survey on Globalization and Religion in Pakistan and use the ChiSquare test of independence to determine if the 100 individual who were surveyed associate globalization with religious identity crises. You may use Excel to calculate the values in the tables but must be able to explain all your calculations (you should not use the "CHITEST" Excel formula for this exercise). Go to the Chi Square page of this site to learn more about this test and to find the critical table required. ![]()
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Resources
Go to the online Diigo library to view articles, videos, maps, diagrams, photos, and more for this unit: simply filter the bookmarks by using the appropriate tags (e.g. use the tag named after this unit + "video"). Click here if you need to see a short tutorial about the Diigo online library. Definitions Globalization The growing interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions of goods and services and of international capital flows, and through the more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology. Measures of wealth
A firm that owns or controls productive operations in more than one country through foreign direct investment. A.T. Kearney Globalization Index Composite index created by A.T. Kearney Inc. and Foreign Policy Magazine, measuring the evolution of interconnectedness compared to the base year 1998. The A.T. Kearney Index ranked 72 countries in 2007, combining 12 indicators grouped into 4 categories:
Composite index created in 2002 by the Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF in German) to measure economic, social and political dimensions of globalization compared to the base year 1970. The K.O.F. Index ranked 181 countries in 2010, using 24 indicators grouped into 3 categories:
The concept, based on the World systems theory (Wallerstein, 1974), of a developed core surrounded by an undeveloped periphery. The concept can be applied at various scales. Outsourcing The concept of taking internal company functions and paying an outside firm to handle them. Outsourcing is done to save money, improve quality or free company resources for other activities. |