Globalization and Emerging a Global Culture

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  Gustavo Martin · Central University of Venezuela

  Hi Tevfik: perhaps, in some ways, globalization is creating a new global culture. But, at the same time, some cultures or regions around the world, are creating new mechanism in order to mantain some values (like languages). In the case of Spain, the basques and catalans are deeply involved in some projects in order to preservate some important aspects of culture. In other countries, like Latin American, they are assuming what Georges Devereux called the "antagonistic acculturation": people adopted some traits or cultural values belonging to the modern civilization, but they organized this values after a different tradition or culture.

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  Hi Tevfik: perhaps, in some ways, globalization is creating a new global culture. But, at the same time, some cultures or regions around the world, are creating new mechanism in order to mantain some values (like languages). In the case of Spain, the basques and catalans are deeply involved in some projects in order to preservate some important aspects of culture. In other countries, like Latin American, they are assuming what Georges Devereux called the "antagonistic acculturation": people adopted some traits or cultural values belonging to the modern civilization, but they organized this values after a different tradition or culture.

  Mar 17, 2011
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  Tevfik Dalgic · University of Texas at Dallas

  Hello Gustavo Many thanks, greetings from Dallas.

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  Hello Gustavo
  
  Many thanks, greetings from Dallas.

  Mar 17, 2011
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  Gustavo Martin · Central University of Venezuela

  You are welcome. Best regards from Salamanca (Spain).

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  You are welcome. Best regards from Salamanca (Spain).

  Mar 17, 2011
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  K.R. Santhosh · PSYCHOINFORMATIX, India

  Dear sir, I feel that Globalization is nothing but a new model of the same age old Capitalism. It brings a new culture, indeed, but only in the field of marketing and business. In the case of information exchange also it has influences. However, all these positive impacts are, at the same time, get sabotaged due to inter and intra cultural/social discrimination in many of the countries. Moreover, it pushes apart the privileged and underprivileged in to farther extremes. Therefore we cannot say that it transcends national cultures.

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  Dear sir,
  I feel that Globalization is nothing but a new model of the same age old Capitalism. It brings a new culture, indeed, but only in the field of marketing and business. In the case of information exchange also it has influences. However, all these positive impacts are, at the same time, get sabotaged due to inter and intra cultural/social discrimination in many of the countries. Moreover, it pushes apart the privileged and underprivileged in to farther extremes. Therefore we cannot say that it transcends national cultures.

  Mar 24, 2011
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  Tevfik Dalgic · University of Texas at Dallas

  Hello Rajan Many thanks. Since we see the impact on the human behaviors and consumption styles, technology language and usage as well as brand recognition etc almost in every country, can we say it transcends national cultures. Outcomes can be in either hostile or friendly or neutral towards globalization. What is happening in the Middle East Countries?

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  Hello Rajan
  
  Many thanks. Since we see the impact on the human behaviors and consumption styles, technology language and usage as well as brand recognition etc almost in every country, can we say it transcends national cultures. Outcomes can be in either hostile or friendly or neutral towards globalization. What is happening in the Middle East Countries?

  Mar 24, 2011
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  K.R. Santhosh · PSYCHOINFORMATIX, India

  Dear sir, After a long thought, and on the basis of the observations, I think, what you said is right. Globalization influences national cultures. Even if the rigid customs and traditional elements in many of the countries are still unchanged, the consumption style has been influenced by globalization.

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  Dear sir,
  After a long thought, and on the basis of the observations, I think, what you said is right. Globalization influences national cultures. Even if the rigid customs and traditional elements in many of the countries are still unchanged, the consumption style has been influenced by globalization.

  Apr 1, 2011
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  Gert Jan Hofstede · Wageningen University

  We've had worldwide travelling since 50,000 years and so far it has not led to uniformity but to variation. Yes, in order to do business successfully we need common understanding, but it's also the case that groups try to protect their identity and can split if they feel that identity is being threatened or diluted. So there are counter-forces. each society is a very dense network with millions of nodes, very slow to change at the level of values.

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  We've had worldwide travelling since 50,000 years and so far it has not led to uniformity but to variation. Yes, in order to do business successfully we need common understanding, but it's also the case that groups try to protect their identity and can split if they feel that identity is being threatened or diluted. So there are counter-forces. each society is a very dense network with millions of nodes, very slow to change at the level of values.

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  Geert Hofstede and Gert Jan Hofstede briefly introduce themselves and the topic of this site: Culture. Culture, the unwritten rules of the social game, is what provides groups with symbols, heroes, rituals, practices and moral standards. It is part of our biological evolution at group level.

  Nov 3, 2011
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  Binu Dorjee · University of North Bengal

  Yup! It just not making but it has already made. But is complex ......u need social microscope to see it ..........and telescope as well.

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  Yup! It just not making but it has already made. But is complex ......u need social microscope to see it ..........and telescope as well.

  Dec 15, 2011
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  Sean Watts · Yonsei University

  I respect & promote the expert views above. Yet as a Westerner in East Asia for half my life, I see both small signs of globalization of culture and a visible change in cultures, especially values (at least here in the “hurry, hurry” countries). Individualism, power distance, long term orientation, etc all seem to be changing. As recent as 30 years ago, most people in East Asia felt their culture valued elders, tradition, the ‘group’ and many other aspects of culture that have changed significantly. However, I admit details are often overlooked and easily argued. Regards, Sean Watts Professor of Entrepreneurship & East Asian Management Yonsei University, Korea, www.yonsei.ac.kr/eng/about/stats/vital/

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  I respect & promote the expert views above. Yet as a Westerner in East Asia for half my life, I see both small signs of globalization of culture and a visible change in cultures, especially values (at least here in the “hurry, hurry” countries). Individualism, power distance, long term orientation, etc all seem to be changing. As recent as 30 years ago, most people in East Asia felt their culture valued elders, tradition, the ‘group’ and many other aspects of culture that have changed significantly. However, I admit details are often overlooked and easily argued.
  Regards,
  Sean Watts
  Professor of Entrepreneurship & East Asian Management
  Yonsei University, Korea, www.yonsei.ac.kr/eng/about/stats/vital/

  Mar 10, 2012
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  Tevfik Dalgic · University of Texas at Dallas

  Dear colleagues and friends Thank you all for sharing your views and insights. How about the following observation of mine: Imagine a waterfall. The while the main body of water is going down to hit the ground with a splash, some water on the ground already tries to go up like a sprinkle. I think the main body of water represents the forces of global changes, while the water trying to go up as a reaction to the splash looks like the counter-global forces-including the local traditions,perhaps the value systems. In the long run the main body of water will continue (to bring changes) and the counter water will try to go up (as localities, reactive forces). Please share your views. All the best from a sunny Dallas. Tevfik Dalgic University of Texas at Dallas Jindal School of Management

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  Dear colleagues and friends
  
  Thank you all for sharing your views and insights.
  
  How about the following observation of mine:
  
  Imagine a waterfall. The while the main body of water is going down to hit the ground with a splash, some water on the ground already tries to go up like a sprinkle.
  
  I think the main body of water represents the forces of global changes, while the water trying to go up as a reaction to the splash looks like the counter-global forces-including the local traditions,perhaps the value systems. In the long run the main body of water will continue (to bring changes) and the counter water will try to go up (as localities, reactive forces).
  
  Please share your views.
  
  All the best from a sunny Dallas.
  
  Tevfik Dalgic
  University of Texas at Dallas
  Jindal School of Management

  Mar 10, 2012