Exploring Globalisation and Cultural Differences: Insights from Pankaj Ghemawat and Hofstede's Dimensions

Research Paper 1

Table of Contents
Executive Summary.................................................................................................................................3
E-learning Activities................................................................................................................................3
Week- 2 – Activity- 2 – Pankaj Ghemawat on Globalisation..............................................................3
Week- 2 – Activity- 3 – Online tool to explore different countries' 5 dimensions by Hofstede.........5
Conclusion...............................................................................................................................................6
References................................................................................................................................................7

Executive Summary
This blog is about the two different activities which are related with the globalisation and an
online tool which is used to explore different countries’ 5 dimensions by Hofstede. The blog
report has been divided into the two major e-learning activities. This blog report enables to
understand Globalisation and about it in the opinion of Professor Pankaj Ghemawat. This
blog report also has been prepared to understand various cultures around the world. The
information is included in this work with an impact of proper learning. The use of various
sources has been made to understand the topic and answer the questions.
E-learning Activities
Week- 2 – Activity- 2 – Pankaj Ghemawat on Globalisation
Globalisation is an activity or a process by which the business and organisations of the
country increase their impact and relationship with other business and organisation
internationally this is basically expanding business international scale. On the different
perception of Professor Pankaj Ghemawat on Globalisation has changed the perspective and
thoughts of globalisation. A very determined and effective perception that the world is not
flat has been discussed by Professor Ghemawat. The meaning of the complete idea is based
on that the globalisation is not only having an easy borderless world in which ideas, opinions,
and goods just flow within different nations (Ghemawat, 2016). My view or perception is
changed after studying the perception of Professor Ghemawat as he provided that there are
many unbarring challenges are involved in providing the flow of goods, people and ideas
from nation to nation. The connection is not because of the social media but there is no good
relationship among the countries. All over the world, every country is running behind making
more and more profits. The concept of globalisation has just come from the idea of making
profits in international currency (Ghemawat, 2016). The globalisation concept is far away yet
as there is a need for trading fairly in and providing the effective relationships out of trade
practices among the countries.
The globalisation is creating a fear and there is a belief of that because of the globalisation
everybody focuses on raising and increasing the profits and economic condition is just
ignored. Due to the globalisation one of the major fears which occur is the protection of the
planet or environment. The globalisation has increased the job opportunities but lowers down