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Leader: <strong>Globalisation</strong> cometh

Leader: Globalisation cometh

Leader What we're seeing here, in a larger sense, are the effects of globalisation. Globalisation, like offshoring, is another word which is often associated with but should not be synonymous with India. True globalisation means businesses decide how to...

Tags: globalisation, iceland, wales, offshoring

[21 Mar 2005]

The Bloor Perspective: Globalisation, Novell and smart supply chains

Comment IDC has just published a white paper, sponsored by eTranslate, that suggests globalisation is going to be a major issue for future web implementations. Globalisation is the ability to move away from the expectation of technology driven by the needs...

[27 Nov 2000]

Globalisation is a two-way street, says e-minister

News Globalisation is a two-way street, with Indian companies creating jobs in the UK as well as UK companies sending jobs overseas, according to e-government minister Pat McFadden. He said in a statement: "We have to get beyond the idea that...

Tags: india

[05 Apr 2007]

Gates to advise UK government on globalisation

News Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is to advise the UK government on how to respond to the challenges of globalisation so it can compete with the fast-growing economies of China and India. Brown said in a statement: "There is no more important question...

Tags: bill gates, gordon brown

[21 Mar 2006]

Reshaping Globalisation: A New Order for International Financial Markets

whitepaper In this paper, the three main areas that influence the shape of financial markets are discussed and improvements are suggested: Firstly the exchange rate regimes of developing countries, secondly the shape of international credit markets and the...

Tags: financial management, markets, shape, international

[25 May 2005]

Globalisation Marches on

whitepaper This paper assesses the prospects of economic growth of Namibia under the prevailing global political and economical conditions. With the South African Reserve Bank showing firm leadership on monetary policy, the Namibian economy can expect to...

Tags: financial management, economic, prospects, economy

[05 Nov 2004]

Globalisation and War: Analysing the Impact of the Airliner Attacks Integrating Intelligence for Border Security

whitepaper Whenever the police begin a murder inquiry, they almost invariably begin by asking one question: did the victim have any enemies? They examine the victim's life and try to work out if there is anyone who might have wished them harm.

Tags: border security, attack, attacks, police

[05 Nov 2004]

Blue chips fail to see beyond language barrier

Blue chips fail to see beyond language barrier

News This is according to a report from globalisation specialist GlobalSight which has revealed 62 per cent of traditional companies are failing to realise that globalisation requires more than merely featuring local language and content on the non...

[23 Oct 2000]

Bring on the naked PCs, says think tank

News In a submission to the European Commission, the Globalisation Institute claimed the lack of choice in desktop operating systems is a more central issue than that of bundled media players - the issue that sparked the Commission's antitrust action...

Tags: naked pc, microsoft, os

[24 Sep 2007]

Gates and Brown: Tech transforming education

News Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has laid out a vision for how technology is going to transform education, while Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown emphasised how IT can help the UK face the challenges of globalisation.

Tags: internet, education, broadband, government e-learning

[31 Jan 2007]

Boardroom brief: Offshoring - how to get it right

Comment Morris says: "The whole of the executive management needs to understand the impact of their response to the globalisation phenomenon on their organisation. He says globalisation and offshore outsourcing can no longer be ignored or sidelined by a...

Tags: offshoring, kpo, bpo

[29 Aug 2006]

One or Many Kuznets Curves?: Short and Long Run Effects of the Impact of Skill-Biased Technological Change on Income Inequality

whitepaper Since several countries have at the same time been affected by a process of increasing globalisation, intended as increased international trade and foreign direct investments, it has been natural for economists to ask whether a causal link between...

Tags: human capital management, countries, country, income

[25 May 2005]

Barclays agrees staff transfer terms for £450m Accenture deal

Barclays agrees staff transfer terms for £450m Accenture deal

News Since then, Barclays has agreed a 'globalisation framework' with the financial services union Unifi with agreement on how to handle redundancies and the promise to involve staff early on in any outsourcing discussions.

[25 Mar 2004]

Ireland the world's 'most global' nation

Ireland the world's 'most global' nation

News Political globalisation has actually increased as a result of 11 September and the war on terrorism. Other nations to fare well in this year's poll - assuming 'globalisation' is largely seen as a positive thing - are the Czech Republic (15...

[09 Jan 2003]

Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Outsourcing and offshoring

Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Outsourcing and offshoring

Comment Ultimately it leads to globalisation - free trade + outsourcing = globalisation - which in turn leads to greater spread of wealth, political stability and better living standards. Isn't fearing outsourcing and offshoring, the hot topic du jour...

Tags: offshoring, outsourcing, cochrane

[25 Mar 2004]

John Lamb's Week: Dot-com suits shun May Day demos

Comment Tuesday 1 May will once again see the anti-capitalists out on London's streets protesting against globalisation. Services firm Logica will also be demonstrating globalisation in action on the same day in London at IBC's i-mode conference.

[30 Apr 2001]

Model Management: Vive l'exception francaise!

Comment Meanwhile, the impish Jose Bove leads his heroic struggle against la malbouffe - junk food - as served up by that great symbol of globalisation, McDonalds. Anti-globalisation sentiment is not just a question of violent protesters in Seattle, Davos...

[01 May 2001]

UK vs the developing world

Comment Practices such as global outsourcing - IT and business process delivery from global locations - have ensured that globalisation is burgeoning. And who knows - it could be that the economic possibilities that globalisation and outsourcing are...

Tags: offshoring

[29 Nov 2006]

Human Resource Management in Transition: A Study of MNEs in China

whitepaper China over the last decade has been at the forefront of the globalisation process. It has reacted to the movement in economic and business environments by initiating changes in human resources management (HRM) practised by both state-owned...

Tags: human capital management, enterprises, age, china

[25 May 2005]

Implications of Cultural Variety for IT Codes of Ethics

whitepaper Driven by globalisation, the world is becoming a single workplace and marketplace. IT organisations are growing along with the international businesses they service. Like all professionals, IT professionals who work within these organisations...

Tags: international standards, professionals, culture, ethical

[16 Nov 2006]

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