B-Zine April 2007

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April 2007

Beta Gamma Sigma provides the following links to various articles about Globalization and Business. The Society hopes to inspire greater discussion and consideration among business professionals by bringing articles about current subjects to its members. BGS hopes you find something of benefit and interest in our selection of articles.

Beta Gamma Sigma invites you to share your opinions with us by sending emails to bzine@betagammasigma.org.

Linked Articles:
College Education in a Globalizing Environment: A Guide for Students By Raj Aggarwal, Dean, CBA, University of Akron Regardless of our feelings on globalization, we must deal with it. While globalization creates many new jobs and attractive choices, it also creates some challenges.	Globalization witiger.com The great challenge facing political leaders today is to persuade the public that continuing to liberalize trade will bring more benefits than costs. Distrust of globalization has probably never been higher in the past 60 years.
Business Globalization: A Cautionary Marketing Tale By Donald A. DePalma, Chief Marketer Whatever you do in the privacy of your own country or in business units abroad may have consequences well beyond your borders.	A CIO's Guide to China CIO Magazine Looking toward China for outsourcing, supply chain or even a base of operations? CIO's special report will give you a firm foundation for your eastern foray.
Down To Business: IT Globalization: Don't Kill the Messenger By Rob Preston, InformationWeek Don't try to seal off the borders, either. Employment and pay are up, so we must be doing something right.	Automotive and Transportation: Globalization www.ugs.com Automotive companies are finding that globalization offers many challenges and opportunities.
Free Trade, Business Strategy and Globalization By Gavin C. Reid, University of St. Andrews This paper links the economist's analysis of free trade with the business strategist's analysis of the forces behind the globalization of competition.	Small Business and Globalization By Ariella Rosenberg, CELCEE In an increasingly interconnected world, global expansion is now possible for small businesses. In fact, some experts suggest that going global is practically a necessity.

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