Theorizing 'Globalization' Sociologically for Management
- Publisher:
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Revista Eletronica de Gestao Organizacional, 2003, Jan/Jul, 1 (1), pp. 5 - 26
- Issue Date:
- 2003-01
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Since the time of the earliest civilisations trade across frontiers and regions has occurred but it was only at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century that significant transnational activity emerged. The primary casualties of globalization appear to be low skilled workers in traditional manufacturing countries who either see their jobs slip away overseas, or experience a painful slide in their wage rates as their employers strive to reduce costs. Secondly, whole countries and regions find they have been sidelined by the forces of international trade and investment and, instead of experiencing a growing involvement and benefit from the global economy, may encounter a greater sense of dependence and isolation. Particularly vulnerable are the relatively unskilled and under-educated, especially in labour market systems that do not develop very active and interventionist labour market policies.
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