Talk:Glocalization/Archives/2013

Definitions not adequate

This is a bit ridiculous - the two definitions given for glocalisation are not adequate. This is obvious from the fact that the following paragraph explaining glocalisation is not represented by these two definitions. Needs to be rewritten. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.206.1.17 (talk • contribs)

Agreed! The first line needs to be changed to 'one, two or three of the following:' Then the third definition needs to be added as follows: '* The establishment of local organisation structures, working with local cultures and needs, by businesses as they progress from national to multinational,or global, businesses.As has been done by many organisations such as IBM.' <Melville><15.40><January><22nd><2007> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gerald de Suys (talk • contribs)

I also wonder if these definitions are actually correct. I know when I first became aware of the term, as used by social scientists, it meant, not the transformation of localities into a boundary-less social world (which to me is globalization) but more correctly the tension between the erasure of boundaries and the emphasis of distinct localities--for example, when a specific geographic area invests heavily in transnational business connections, internet communications, etc, while also presenting itself as a specific regional entity with its own identity, as for tourist promotions. It involves both the embracing of transnationalism and its benefits and the return to local control and other place-specific policies in response to High Modernism's emphasis on one-size-fits-all.Snyrt (talk) 00:01, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

dislike the jargon

i dislike the jargon used here("portmanteau" probably there are more words).

to get the definition of one thing i have to look up 10 others.

personally i want a simple definition — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.109.234.81 (talk) 23:22, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Localization - wrong link

The link in the article refers to localization in IT, not in economics or sociology. I would solve it myself, but there is no article about economical/social localisation. If you search for Lozalisation (economy), you are redirected to Globalization. --Zik2 (talk) 10:37, 4 February 2012 (UTC)