Development Of Global Society Research Articles

The Impact of Multi-Culture on International Business


 
 
 
 Migration of populations from various backgrounds and cultures is an important feature of globalisation and the development of global society. Migration, free labour movement, and the cultural diversity they generate have all become significant components of current global economic theory and demographic growth. They stress the importance of coexistence and collaboration among different ethnicities, countries, and cultures. As many Western cultures experience declining working-age populations, the solution appears to be in the hiring of immigrants and foreigners. However, this results in a clash of cultures, beliefs, and fundamental societal ideals. It is consequently critical to recognise and grasp the nuances that exist in multicultural corporate environments, as well as to benefit from the managerial techniques that emerge in those environments. Multicultural and diversity management can thus become a useful instrument for boosting the efficacy of international business practices and, as a result, become more widely adopted.
 
 
 

Global Economic Structure Transition Boosts Atmospheric Mercury Emissions in China

AbstractAs the “world factory,” China has the most massive anthropogenic atmospheric mercury (Hg) emissions in the world along with its intense production activities. The development of global society and economy, including technology development, consumption behavior evolution, population growth, and so on, would significantly affect China's production and thus the Hg emissions. Here we uncover critical global socioeconomic drivers of atmospheric Hg emission changes in China during 2005–2015. Results show that the transition of global economic structures (i.e., production and final demand structures) caused 179 tons of increase in China's atmospheric Hg emissions during this period if other factors remained constant, while the transition of foreign economic structures contributed as much as 83% (149 tons). More importantly, for the first time, we reveal the crucial role of production structure transition in foreign nations. The cumulative effect of foreign production structure transition during this period (93 tons) was larger than that of foreign final demand structure transition (56 tons). It is also far more extensive than the cumulative effect of China's production structure transition (9.5 tons). Previous studies on China's atmospheric Hg emissions driven by global final demand focused more on optimizing consumption behaviors. However, this study proves the significance of a greener global production structure for reducing anthropogenic atmospheric Hg emissions in China, thus implementing the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Economy Based on the “Economic Cross” Model

The article assesses the impact of the global pandemic COVID-19 and its events on the global information space using the “economic cross” model. Quantitative and qualitative economic results of the pandemic impact on economy both in the global and at the national Russian level are considered. The information and economic nature of the impact of the global pandemic on the development of global society is proven. An economic interpretation of the reaction of the global information space and national governments in the early 2020 and subsequent events, including self-isolation and expansion of digital forms of interaction in the information space at all levels of social activity, are proposed. The structure of the points of no return in the development of the global information space and its economic and social projection are investigated and temporary changes are identified, the preservation of which is unlikely after the end of the pandemic. An assessment of the development of the global information space is carried out taking into account pre-existing trends in the medium term and possible deviations in its development are investigated by updating the COVID-19 problem. On the basis of studying the cycles forming the “economic cross” of corononomics, forecasts of the development of the Russian economic system for the medium term are proposed.

Corporate Social Responsibility of Russian TNCs as a Factor of Sustainable Development of Global Society

Purpose: the main purpose of the study is to analyze the impact of corporate social responsibility of transnational corporations on the sustainable development of the territories of its presence and on its basis to develop recommendations for the integration of domestic business in the implementation of social projects abroad. In this regard, it is necessary to summarize the real experience and identify the best practices of Russian TNCs, positioning themselves as socially responsible companies.Methods: this article is based on the modern concept of corporate social responsibility – its understanding from the standpoint of the market approach to socially responsible behavior, state regulation of socially responsible practices, corporate conscience as a criterion of moral responsibility of the agent of economic relations, the theory of stakeholders, considering the Corporation as part of the social structure of society and responsible to a wide range of stakeholders. The study was conducted using the methods of comparative analysis, inductive-deductive and General logical methods.Results: the analysis of the impact of corporate social responsibility of transnational corporations on the sustainable development of the territories of its presence. The importance of the return of moral criteria in the economic sphere, which form the basis for assessing the level of socially responsible business behavior, is revealed. The article substantiates the increasing role of TNCs in the sustainable development of the global economy against the backdrop of a shortage of foreign direct investment needed to achieve sustainable development goals. The necessity of dialogue between TNCs and the national governments of the territory of their presence on a wide range of issues of support for the national economy, social investment in local communities and solving environmental problems is shown. The best practices of Russian TNCs in the field of corporate social responsibility are reviewed. The recommendations on the integration of domestic business in the implementation of social projects abroad.Conclusions and Relevance: one of the trends of sustainable development of the global economy is the recognition by economic agents of the importance and prospects of cooperation with ethically-oriented business, the imperative of which is corporate social responsibility. Investment by foreign affiliates of TNCs in the basic infrastructure, production capacity, social and environmental sphere of the territory of their presence should be considered from the perspective of corporate social responsibility. The content and volume of financing of corporate social responsibility programs by foreign affiliates of TNCs is largely determined by the specifics of the business. The implementation of corporate social responsibility, which has become part of the systematic approach of Russian business and is implemented within the framework of a common business strategy in foreign countries, is becoming an undeniable competitive advantage of Russian TNCs over foreign partners.

Framework for Green School Model Development in Malaysia

In parallel to global modernization especially in developing country like Malaysia, the urging for energy consumption conservation unwaveringly increases. The initiative of implementing the green building concept and practices is being developed to promote the sustainable development of global society at many levels. Green school model is among the initiatives being explored in this paper. In Malaysia, currently there is no significant studies or guidelines have been developed for green school model development. Thus, the aim of this paper is to review and analyze the requirement for green school model establishment which ultimately will act as a guideline for the implementation of green school model in Malaysia. To achieve this, study on general rules adopted to assess the green school model development by various countries is ventured. In particular, the focus is based on the energy efficiency, water efficiency, thermal comfort, indoor air quality, lighting efficiency, visual health, acoustics, and space utilization. The challenges for the development of green school model in Malaysia is also highlighted. Detailed review on the recent Malaysia’s policies and energy development plan is presented. The outcome of this study is a framework for green school model development in Malaysia addressing one of the prime key subject which is the lighting efficiency and its impact towards students’ performance.

Insights and Suggestions. The unsustainability of current global society's development model: Origins and solutions

Sustainable Development Goals are a worldwide concern. Indeed, to date, almost the entirety of world countries have formally committed to achieve them by 2030. Across world regions - and countries, however, the extent to which they are addressed, and the means used to do so, vary substantially. While some governments have established appropriate offices and are seeking a dialogue with their citizens, others are lagging back, still reflecting on how this could be done. Keen to identify possible ways to address the SDGs at domestic level, the Vietnamese government, in cooperation with the UNDP, contracted the Center for Sustainable Development Studies to conduct the first ever national survey on perception of Sustainable Development Goals among Vietnamese young people. The current article presents the results of the survey, carried out between November 2017 and January 2018, during which the team collected 7116 responses from all the 64 administrative provinces of Vietnam.

Pentecostals and the World

This article raises a number of theoretical and methodological issues for studying global Pentecostalism. More specifically, it examines a range of internal debates among Pentecostals about the nature of orthodoxy, orthopraxy, and orthopathy, including related questions about authority and authenticity. The argument maintained in this article is that globalization and the development of global society is uneven and all religions, including Pentecostalism, are attempting to come to terms with the meaning of social change and the role of religion. This can be observed through a range of social interactions, such as those among Pentecostals about the process of social change, the nature of global society, and the role of religion. A number of cases are presented to examine these cultural debates among Pentecostals, including a discussion of the implications for Pentecostal scholarship. The article concludes with a series of methodological questions for scholars of Pentecostalism.

Impact of Multiculturalism on the Industrial Enterprises Management

Abstract In the current stage of globalization and the of the global society development, migration of population is an important component of demographic development. It has become an important phenomenon of the modern world economy. Free movement of labour force, along with the free movement of goods, capital and services, represents one of the four freedoms. The essential feature of demographic development in the states of the West, Central and Eastern Europe is decrease of the working-age population. The solution to this situation seems to be the employment of foreigners, which, however, brings about the confrontation of cultures, religions, laws and standards. It is simultaneously important to recognize, accept and appreciate the differences that arose within a different cultural context, and to benefit from the managerial approaches that also arose in that environment. Diversity management can thus become an effective tool of increasing the efficiency of industrial enterprises.

Global tendencies in education and the thymos of media

Education nowadays represents one of the biggest global problems. Since the objectives of the society are frequently contradictory we can observe different outcomes of the educational process. Education today has the task to ensure a global, wide view of the society and its goals in times when the media become increasingly more dominant factor of socialization. In order to achieve education that is functional and well adapted to the necessities of the time, it must defend the idea of general culture. All discrepancies of the contemporary education fuse, overlap and reflect in education, while the importance of the media considering the development of social identity becomes implacably prevalent. Education remains a generator of changes although it cannot provide changes by its mere existence, especially if it does not adjust the thymos so characteristic of the media to its own prerogatives and involve the media in the realization of educational imperatives. In the postmodern era of interconnected society and the progressive time of scientific and technological revolution that makes the foundations for global economy, education itself and knowledge itself remain the key factors regarding establishment of social mobility and development of global society.

Africa's place in FIFA's global order: A theoretical frame

The increasing international significance of football and its governance has recently been recognized in academic circles, resulting in the publication of a number of notable studies examining the role of the game within global society. A common thread running through this body of work is the idea that football has become intertwined with a range of processes that have resulted in it becoming a major element of global culture. However, it was not until the publication of Sugden and Tomlinson's investigation into the development of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) that football‐related research has drawn, in a significant way, upon the analytical power of theorizing on the development of global society. The substantive material generated by their ethnographic and investigative approach is informed by themes and debates which lie at the core of the study of globalization and development. For example, notions of agency‐structure, domination and resistance, the national (and regional) versus the global and issues of power pervade their analyses. This article adds a new dimension to this belated development by drawing upon the copious literature on globalization and development in order to make some sense of Africa's place vis‐à‐vis the distribution of political and economic power within world football.

Institucionalni Temeui Ločevanja Oblasti

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image sizeAbstractThe doctrine of the separation of powers attracts almost a universal support as a central element of the liberal constitution designed to protect citizens against governmental power. However, there is little agreement on, or analysis of, the precise institutional requirements of the doctrine or the method by which the claimed benefit is achieved. The principle of separation of powers has maintained its significance in the twentieth-century democracies despite the relativization of the role of the nationstate through the development of global society and mechanisms which limit the power of the state (political parties, human rights, the mass media, etc.). The principle of the separation of powers is functioning today primarily as a form of division of labour among different government institutions; this division creates a miscellany of the participants’ opinions and preferences. Stability, coherence, and autonomy of executive, legislative and judiciary institutions are fundamental for democracy to work. In the postcommunist countries, however, the entire institutional framework is in flux, causing chaos, friction, and inefficiency. At the same time, they often clash agonisingly among themselves over prestige, authority and procedures. A confusing institutional structure lacking a clear separation of powers not only makes it difficult for the government to act effectively, but breeds conflict and stifles the growth of governmental legitimacy.