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Student 1 – Tanyetta

According to Budd, (2012, p.385) in the 21st Century in the United States and around the world, one of the most important pressures on labor relations and employment is due to globalization. Globalization has increased economic integration among countries. Some policy makers, business executives and economists also agreed that global business promotes economic development and reduce world poverty (Ho, 2003). Globalization implications are to advance free trade, promote economic development, for the people of various countries and countries that are less developed. There are some who have concerns of moral implications of global business on labor issues, human rights and the environment.

Free trade agreement and their standards is to allow a faster and more business between the countries involved where both are being benefited.  Budd, (2012, p.388) suggest the reduction of trade barriers and the creation of a more stable and transparent trading and investment environment make it easier and cheaper for U.S. companies to export their products and services to trading partner markets. Still some disagree that free trade may not benefit U.S. or the partners of free trade due to job losses.

Some may embrace globalization and free trade, while other do see it as controversial. The impact of globalization on vital, social, cultural, personal and religious values are somewhat questionable. Globalization's supporters discuss that wealth revitalizes culture, and that trade and access to international markets are the best way to create wealth (Ho, 2003). Proverbs 19:21 (KJV) states; There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. God is the creator and in control of this world, he allows us to make wise decisions to make the world better through debateable issues. We must remember as the scriptures states in Deuteronomy 8:18 (KJV); It is the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

 

References

Budd, J. W. (2012). Labor relations: Striking a balance (4th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin. ISBN: 9780078029431.

Ho, A. (2003). International Business vs. Globalization: Implications for Business Ethnics. Business & Professional Ethics Journal, (22), 51-69.  

Student 2 – Kayla

 

Isaiah 43:9 (KJV) “Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, [It is] truth.” The Bible tells us that all nations should come together; this verse has been carried out through globalization. Globalization is defined in Budd’s textbook as “increased economic integration among countries, and it is one of the most important pressures on labor relations – employment more generally – in the United States and around the world in the 21st century” (Budd, 2012, p. 385).

Cultural plays a big part in behavior among countries; therefore, it is essential to research the impact of globalization on culture. Globalization is an intricate development of entangled cultural movements (Cleveland, Rojas-Mendez, Laroche, & Papadopoulous, 2016, p. 1090). It has been suggested “that globalization will lead to a demise of "hard-won labor standards and workplace rights in the Western world” (Prempeh, 2013, p. 199). Throughout the countries, labor laws such as laws on discrimination are very different. Globalization could promote companies to seek cheaper labor around the world. It has been argued that labor laws in other countries could be a reason that the U.S. is losing jobs, because, a person working for a U.S. company abroad are exposed to the countries labor laws that they are working in (Prempeh, 2013, p. 199).

            There should be an enforceable labor standards added to the free trade agreements to prevent employees working abroad to be subjected to other counties labor laws. Age does not discriminate the U.S. employees; however, in France people were discriminated against by their age until 2001 when France passed legislation to fight against age discrimination in the workplace (Prempeh, 2013, p. 199). Employees need protection by their county no matter where they are located and employed.

References:

Budd, J. W. (2012). Labor relations: Striking a balance (4th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin. ISBN: 9780078029431.

Mark Cleveland, José I. Rojas-Méndez, Michel Laroche, Nicolas Papadopoulos, Identity, culture, dispositions and behavior: A cross-national examination of globalization and culture change, Journal of Business Research, Volume 69, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 1090-1102, ISSN 0148-2963, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.08.025.

Prempeh, J. H. (2013). THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON U.S. LABOR STANDARDS: THE ADEA AND A NEED FOR MORE LEGISLATIVE PROTECTION. Labor Law Journal, 64(4), 198-204. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.liberty.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu/docview/1468552157?accountid=12085

Sample Reply: Kayla thank you for your discussion board post. I too believe that a countries culture should be studied before entering into gloablization. I think it should be semi up to the country if they want a company to come in and run a business there. As we all are well known with local companies; gloablization hurts them. "Globalization's advocates say that free trade and free markets don't dilute or pollute other cultures, they enhance them. Trade creates wealth, they say. Wealth free's the world's poorest people from the daily struggle for survival, and allows them to embrace, celebrate and share the art, music, crafts, literature that might otherwise have been sacrificed to poverty. So who's right? Is globalization killing non-western cultures, or is it arguementing and enhancing them?"(globalpolicy.org). I believe that globalization does open counties up for advancing and helping their economy but it also pushes a threat for the little businesses that are trying to stay in business. These local businesses will be quickly run out of service as soon as bigger franchises start coming in. I think there should be some fairness to everything. "A just balance and scales belong to the LORD; All the weights of the bag are His concern"(Proverbs 16:11).  I believe that if a country only wants trade rights and not companies building business then that should be their right. Granted I do believe that it is up to the government of that specific location the people do have a voice. 

References 

https://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/162/27607.html