Trends, Networks and

Critical Thinking in
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the 21 Century

Lesson 4:
Understanding Globalization
LESSON

4 Understanding Globalization

Globalization is the process of interaction and integration among people,

companies, organizations, and government all around the world. As a complex
phenomenon, globalization is considered by some as a form of capitalist expansion.
Accordingly, it entails the integration of local and national economies into a global,
unregulated market economy. Today, globalization has grown due to advances in
transportation and communication technology. With the increased global interactions
comes the growth of international trade, ideas, and culture. Globalization is primarily
an economic process of interaction and integration that's associated with social and
cultural aspects.
However, conflicts and diplomacy are also large parts of the history of
globalization, and modern globalization. This has brought to many misunderstandings
and worst have resulted to war between and among countries.
This lesson will help you explore the key concepts on topics that will help you
answer the questions about globalization as a whole.
This lesson has four (4) subtopics:
• Effects of Globalization
• Interconnected through Collaboration and Cooperation
• Various Parts of a Whole
• Originated from where I came from

Learning Objectives:
After undergoing through the activities in this lesson, you are more likely to:
1. Explain the concrete effects of globalization and to one’s daily life.
2. Explain the need for collaboration and cooperation to achieve
interconnectedness of people and nations.
3. Discuss the different contributions of the parts to a whole and the creative
imagination in putting together the various parts of a whole.
4. Illustrate the origin of the different components of a gadget, business enterprise,
industrial/technological/agricultural product, etc. through a mind map and
reflection essay.
 Effects of Globalization
Globalization has both positive and negative effects. On an individual level,
globalization affects both the standard of life and the quality of life. On a business
level, globalization affects an organization's product life cycle and an organization's
balance sheet. Globalization also affects how governments throughout the world create
policies affecting areas such as monetary regulation and trade. Culturally, in the
Philippines, Globalization can be clearly portrayed on how teenagers love to watch
Koreanovelas and foreign songs as well. We tend to adopt to what’s new and hot from
other countries that we almost have compromised the culture and customs that we also
have.

Individual Effects
On an individual level, globalization has affected the standard of life and quality
of life of individuals and families throughout the world. Standard of living is the level
of wealth, comfort, material goods, and necessities available to a certain socio-
economic class in a certain geographic area. Quality of life is the degree to which a
person enjoys the important possibilities of his or her life. In many instances, quality
of life has improved for those who live in developing nations. For many developing
nations, globalization has led to an improvement in standard of living through improved
roads and transportation, improved health care, and improved education due to the
global expansion of corporations. However, globalization has had a negative effect on
individuals who live in developed nations. This is due to the fact that corporations now
have the option of establishing manufacturing operations in nations where
manufacturing and production costs are less expensive. As a result, many manufacturing
jobs leave developed nations and move to developing nations.

Corporate Effects
On a corporate level, globalization has had an effect on organizations' product
or service life cycle. Product life cycle is the period of time over which an item is
developed, brought to market and eventually removed from the world market. One
such example of globalization having a positive effect on a product's life cycle would
be the Kinder Egg. Kinder Eggs are egged-shaped chocolate candies with tiny toys inside
and are very popular with children. However, due to the fact that the tiny toys may be
a choking hazard for children, the United States banned the sale of these candies.
However, due to globalization, the Kinder Egg is still a popular candy sold in Canada
and several countries throughout Europe.

Moreover,
globalization could have a
negative effect on
corporation's balance sheets.
An example of globalization
having a negative effect on a
corporation's balance sheet
can be found in the Philippine
industry. For years,
plasticwares from Asian
nations like China in
particular has come into the
Philippines. This plasticwares
from China is cheaper than
the plasticwares
manufactured in the Source: https://slideplayer.com/slide/8413695/

Philippines as we all know materials and labors are cheap also in China. As a result,
many corporations and organizations that need plastics to manufacture their goods
purchase the China plastics over the Philippine plastics in order to decrease their own
production cost. This had an ongoing negative effect on the balance sheets of plastic
companies in the Philippines.

Interconnected through
collaboration and cooperation
Do you believe we are connected? Yes, we certainly are! We all have the chance
to be connected with one another especially from people in other countries. Thanks to
social media and other online peripherals we are able to see at close things which are
really far from us. We also share the same knowledge and thoughts of our researches
which are already readily available online. The cars we have in the Philippines are also
the same car brand across the globe. The chocolates made from the United States are
the same chocolates we also have in our shelves. We travel from one country to
another. We may have the different skin color but we are connected by faith and long
been, we already done by so many collaboration and cooperation.
 Let us define these three important words for clarity purposes:
 Interconnectedness is the state of being connected with each other.
 Cooperation is the process of working together to the same end.
 Collaboration is the action of working with someone to produce or create
something.

Cooperation among countries can help solve joint problems, and share
knowledge and best practices. Cooperation often emerges around 3 common vectors:
 common challenges that extend
beyond national borders;
 political, cultural, religious and
economic commonalities that
foster integration;
 inter-country engagement in
regional and/or global processes.

In health, many countries

experience similar health challenges Source: https://medium.com/@beratzfidan/the-difference-between-
cooperation-and-collaboration-4cda8868502f
and concerns. Cooperation among
countries can be an effective tool to strengthen, share and accelerate health
development within countries and across regions. It involves creating, adapting,
transferring and sharing knowledge and experiences to improve health – while also
making the most of existing resources and capacities. World Health Organization (WHO)
facilitates cooperation among countries around their shared challenges and concerns to
achieve public health solutions. Over the years, many have made important policies in
addressing shared health goals through cooperation with others.

In education, country to country had been offering teacher and student exchange
program wherein participants are given the time and opportunity to experience on the
kind of education being offered from other countries. This in time, can build
benchmarking and somehow may give chance to adopt to possible changes all in the
hope of providing quality education. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – is very facilitative and aimed at assisting, supporting,
and complementing the national efforts of member states to eliminate illiteracy and to
extend free education for all. UNESCO also seeks to encourage the free exchange of
ideas and knowledge by organizing conferences and providing clearinghouse and
exchange services.
 In environmental protection, we are truly interconnectedness by this specially
when dealing about things that we can do when talking about climate change. Heads
of every country are working collaboratively in re-assuring that everybody is working
towards environmental protection for we all know in a fact that we all live in the
same planet called earth.

Contributions of the
Parts to a Whole
“The whole is greater than the part.”

The quote is telling us about how

much better things are together than as
pieces. Let us say, a rose. The flower is lovely
itself but if only the roots and the rest of the
stem is there, chances are its beauty should
have lasted much longer. This quote also
reminds us that what one can do, many can
do better. At least in most cases. Put the
opposite way, if you take something that
works and remove some parts, it’s not as
The importance of a tire in the operation of the car.
useful as it was. Precisely, like a car, having Source: https://historygarage.com/1904-cars-spare-no-tires/
it complete is good but having it run on highway with its wheels missing is something
you yourself could not imagine. But putting that part back in, the thing is whole again,
and much more useful than the pile of parts it was before.

Why is being part of the whole important?

Anyone with modern invention is nice, but using a phone in place without
electricity isn’t good for very long. In human terms, the quote is about being more by
being part of a group. One person can do a lot, but more people can devote themselves
to different tasks. As the old saying goes, “together we stand, divided we fall”.

If you add your ability and your talents, you should do at least a little better than
you were before, and the group should also be doing better. This can also be applied
to your social life as well. One person can have a lot of fun, but some things are better
in a group. Cheering for your favorite sports team can be fun, but it’s more fun with
friends. Think of the difference between sitting at a campfire alone and having friends
with you to share stories.

Try looking at the success of a person in your neighborhood. His success is a

product of collaborative effort by him and the people he met along the way – his
classmates, friends, teachers, colleagues, boss, loved-ones and of course by the grace
of God. Like you, you are the person you are now because of the experiences either
good or bad from the people you have dealings and encountered with.

Originated from where I came

Most gadgets and other technological products available in our markets today
originated from other countries. The chocolate brand Toblerone is from Switzerland
and Hershey chocolate is from the United States of America. The cellphone brand Apple
is also from the United States of America while Samsung originated from South Korea.
The fast food chain KFC also originated from the United States of America while the
most popular fast food chain Jollibee originated from the Philippines.

Let us learn from Tony Tan

Caktiong, born on January 5, 1953, a
Filipino billionaire businessman. He is
the founder and chairman of Jollibee
Foods Corporation, and the co-
chairman of DoubleDragon Properties.

Tan was born to Chinese

immigrant parents from Fujian. He
attended high school at Chiang Kai
Shek College and graduated from
the University of Santo Tomas with a
degree in chemical engineering. Tan
had initially planned an ice cream
parlor when he founded Jollibee, then
added dishes such
as hamburgers, french fries, and fried Jollibee originated from Philippines and now has reached
chicken. some parts of the world.
Source: https://www.slideshare.net/elpinchito/jollibees-global-expansion-
strategy
 Tony Tan Caktiong founded the fast food chain Jollibee in 1978, after having
started it as an ice cream parlor in 1975. Expansion and acquisition of Greenwich Pizza
Corporation enabled it to enter the pizza-pasta segment. In early 2006, Jollibee Foods
Corporation bought out the remaining shares of its partners in Greenwich Pizza
Corporation, equivalent to a 20% stake, for P384 million in cash. As of August 2008,
Tan's Jollibee has a total of 1,480 stores worldwide including Jollibee, Red
Ribbon, Chowking, Greenwich, Manong Pepe's and Mang Inasal.

Learning Activity: Reflection Paper

In not less than 100 words but not more than 150 words, write a reflection paper
on the effects of labor migration in your respective community using the guide questions
below. Use separate sheet.

Guide Questions:
1. Why do people from your community have to work from another place?
2. What jobs are they mostly looking for?
3. Are there families affected?
4. Should they choose not to leave, what are possible issues?

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What I have Learned:

 Globalization is the process of interaction and integration among people,

companies, organizations, and government all around the world.

 Globalization is considered by some as a form of capitalist expansion.

 Globalization has both positive and negative effects.

 Interconnectedness is the state of being connected with each other.

 Cooperation is the process of working together to the same end.

 Collaboration is the action of working with someone to produce or create

something.

 “The whole is greater than the part.”

 One person can do a lot, but more people can devote themselves to different
tasks.

 As the old saying goes, “together we stand, divided we fall”.

 Most gadgets and other technological products available in our markets today
originated from other countries but there are also a lot more things which
originated from the Philippines.