Course: Culture & Organizations
Week 8 Discussion Forum
What is the world’s population and how is it broken out by continent, culture, and economic growth? Why do you think that approximately one-sixth of the world’s population has not experienced much substantive economic growth over the past 30 years? Support your answers with theories and concepts from all readings from the term. Support your argument with real-life examples and academic research from the KU online library.
Textbook 1: Read/review all chapters and Textbook
2: Read/review all chapters. Use these theories and concepts to support your opinions and analyses. Only after go to the PRAJ. It all starts with foundation knowledge in the textbooks.
Back up all opinions with the readings and outside research in academic journals at the KU online library.
- 250 word minimum for initial post
- Include at least two references
- Respond to two learner’s initial post.
KU online library: https://keiseruniversity.libguides.com/home/home?preview=afb5d66ab3b853fa361847ea7dfda322
Reference requirements:
2020-2023 (Peer Review)
APA format
Student reply 1:
There are currently approximately 7.5 billion people on the planet, residing in 196 countries across 7 continents. The number of cultures in the globe is unknown, however they are divided into groups according to castes, religions, regions, languages, ethnic groups, etc. People’s economic development is influenced by where in their nation they now live. The social lives of the inhabitants of a geographical border (country) are defined by their respective cultures and traditions. The industrial revolution altered the rate at which many nations’ economies developed. The nations that benefited more from the revolution were referred to as developed nations, while the nations that benefited less were referred to as developing or underdeveloped nations. At first, the people who resided in the developed nations were higher in underdeveloped and developing countries and lower in developed ones. Global trade and expansion were strictly prohibited. People did not begin to travel to industrialized nations in search of a better lifestyle or higher standard of living until after the emergence of globalization. People who live in less developed nations still cannot afford the expense of life in developed nations. As a result, throughout the past few years, the majority of the world’s population has not experienced significant economic growth.
Telly, Y., Liu, X., & Tadagbe Roger, S. G. (2023). Investigating the Growth Effect of Carbon-Intensive Economic Activities on Economic Growth: Evidence from Angola. Energies, 16(8), 3487. https://0624a7np0-mp03-y-https-doi-org.prx-keiser.lirn.net/10.3390/en16083487
Syapsan. (2019). The effect of service quality, innovation towards competitive advantages and sustainable economic growth: Marketing mix strategy as mediating variable. [Sustainable economic growth] Benchmarking, 26(4), 1336-1356. https://0624a7np0-mp03-y-https-doi-org.prx-keiser.lirn.net/10.1108/BIJ-10-2017-0280
Student reply 2:
What is the world’s population and how is it broken out by continent, culture, and economic growth?
Presently, the world’s population is above 7.5 billion people living in 7 continents and about 196 nations. It is not clear on the number of cultures present in the world; however, they are classified by religions, classes, regional, language, ethnic, economic development among others. People in the same locality or region have similar characteristics (Rivoli, 2014). For instance, in March 2013, Africa was branded as the poorest continent in the world; nevertheless, the World Bank anticipates that many of African nations will reach the so called middle income status (US$1,000 per person a year) in 2025 if current growth rates persist.
Why do you think that approximately one-sixth of the world’s population has not experienced much substantive economic growth over the past 30 years?
Human population on earth is now more than 7 billion, this large world inhabitants size is simply a very new development. About 200 years back the population of the world was below 1 billion. Due to poverty, high mortality rates and recurring crises the world’s population increased stagnantly. However, with various developments in the world, not to forget industrialization, much advancement has been made, starting from lowering mortality rate to reducing the poverty line in every country. Despite these developments, it is sad to see some countries still lag behing in poverty.
Some countries may experience extreme poverty due to segregation by the international communities, and unequal distribution of resources. According to conflict theory, inequalities are realized on the society are due to unequal distribution of limited resources. People with influence or power are dominating the limited resources (Hill & Hult, 2017). They control where the resources should be allocated. It is due to such factors that have led to conflicts in the certain countries, hence leading to internal wars. For instance, cases in Somali, Iran, Iraq among others. The conflict started on such ground and later on escalated to individual gains.
References
Hill, C. W., & Hult, G. T. (2017). International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
Rivoli, P. (2014). The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade. John Wiley & Sons.
What are the elements of a good Discussion post?Consider the following for each post you make:
- Take a position and persuade your peers by including relevant points from the lectures, text and other readings
- Cite your references to include texts, web site addresses, periodicals, etc.
- Include relevant personal experience with applied content
- Organize your responses logically by including:
- If you discover conflicting points of view in the readings or between the readings and the lectures, describe the various points of view and cite their source
- When responding to classmates, try to add clarity to what’s already been presented by adding your own experience and/or knowledge
- Reply to the responses you agree with by adding support or clarifying the point of view; do not merely acknowledge your agreement
- Reply to statements you disagree with by presenting counter-arguments
- Always communicate respectfully
- Remember that the goal of the discussion is to achieve specific learning outcomes. Try to be both subjective and objective in your point of view. It will help you clarify your position and can make discussions more stimulating.
Week 8 Overview
Topics:Preparing for the Cross-cultural Organization of the Future
Week 8 Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of the week, you will be able to:
- Understand gap analyses.
- Identify financial, strategic, and cultural controls.
- Comprehend designing the support structure for cross-cultural evaluation and control processes.
- Understand the rationale for encouraging cross-cultural best practices, including quality management programs.
- Examine a variety of cross-cultural structures a firm can employ and their benefits and drawbacks.
- Learn how to pick the cross-cultural structure that is right for your organization.
- Understand and analyze issues surrounding restructuring firms, including firm turnaround and reengineering.
- Summarize the importance of cross-cultural management and the opportunities it offers to firms and individuals.
- Identify entrepreneurial firms; entrepreneurs; their role in the world economy; and born global firms.
- Understand the role of natural environment in the future of cross-cultural business.
- Identify ‘‘the bottom billion’’.analyze the future of globalization and cross-cultural management. Complete the following readings:
- Textbook 1: Read/review all chapters
- Textbook 2: Read/review all chapters The reference materials are in the attachment, please check it out, thank you!
