Cosmopolitanism and the Cosmopolitical Corporation: A Study

This essay delves into the concept of cosmopolitanism and its increasing relevance within cosmopolitical corporations, emphasizing the growing need for organizational cultures to embrace cosmopolitan values. It argues that cosmopolitanism represents a shift from traditional divisions based on race, ethnicity, and nationality towards a unified view of humanity. The essay highlights the importance of cultural acceptability, geographic knowledge, and understanding of global socio-political and economic dynamics for individuals in today's globalized world. It further discusses how modern organizations, operating across continents, require stronger integration of their diverse workforces through multicultural values. The essay concludes that corporate enterprises are evolving into truly global entities, transcending borders and divisive constraints by adopting a more inclusive and cosmopolitan approach.

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I believe what I have been able to understand by analyzing the various aspects of
cosmopolitanism is the context of cosmopolitan corporation is the growing need for the
enhancement of organizational culture in accordance with cosmopolitan values (Bayram, 2017).
According to me the cosmopolitan ideology is essentially a shift away from the traditional
divisions of race, ethnicity, nationality and culture to accept human beings as unitary group of
people. The cognitive aspects of cosmopolitan learning are based on how good the cultural
acceptability of a person is. The learner can only learn effectively by developing cognition that is
not bound by the predominance of only one culture (Zeugner-Roth, Žabkar & Diamantopoulos,
2015). I believe the various dimensions of cosmopolitanism are cultural acceptability,
geographic knowledge, knowledge of social and political situations across the globe and
essential knowledge about the economic flow and concentration of power in the world. The
individual in today’s globalized world is required to be liberal and understanding concerning the
global situation. Thus, the changes have taken place with regards to cultural perception of the
world around us. Some organizations are present across continents (Rovisco, 2016). It makes
cosmopolitanism even more important for the effective functioning of the firms that are now
established Cosmopolitan organizations. However, the world is still significantly affected by
cultural and political divides. However, according to my perspectives there is a growing demand
especially among the youth to reconsider the divides and shift to a rather inclusive approach
towards accepting multiculturalism (Iancu, 2014).
It is important to understand that modern organizations are a mixture of different cultures.
The operations of the corporations can only be effective through stronger integration of its
workforce by emphasizing more on multicultural values. Across the various corporate
organizations there is a growing trend of inclusiveness (Chan, 2015). Corporate enterprises that

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were previously rooted in the home country are shifting their operational units to international
locations to ensure that they can evolve into truly global enterprises that are not bound by
borders or divisive constraints (Toivonen, 2016).

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