Managing Across Borders: Globalization's Impact on Rio Tinto

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MANAGING ACROSS BORDERS
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Assignment Draft
Globalization can be defined as the process of integration and interaction of people, technology,
government, and industries worldwide. The process of globalization has a great impact on
businesses. In this assignment, the example of Rio Tinto is taken to have insights about the
impact of globalization on the businesses in the present day scenario. Rio Tinto is a multinational
corporation having its headquarters in London and Melbourne. The company is one of the largest
mining and Metal Corporation. Rio Tinto also has refinery as its core business activity (Rio
Tinto, 2018). The company has a web of wholly and partially owned subsidies in many
countries.
This assignment will lay emphasis on the opportunities and challenges of the globalization that
the managers of the multinational companies. There are various problems in the global business
environment and the assignment will focus on the issues in globalization. There will be a
discussion about the role of outsourcing and offshoring in the globalization. The mangers of the
present day multinational corporations must have knowledge about various aspects of the global
market. Information about all the aspects of the global market will be provided in the
assignment.
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Reference
 Rio tinto, 2018. About us. [Online]. Rio tinto. Available at:
https://www.riotinto.com/australia-9559.aspx [Accessed 25 Jan. 2019].
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