Thanksgiving Day: A Story of Globalization, Cross-cultural Influences, and Unity

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Image Credit: "Freedom from Want" - The Saturday Evening Post Cover of March 6, 1943, by Norman Rockwell – US National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain © 2024 Farok J. Contractor, Distinguished Professor, Rutgers Business School As Americans sit down to their Thanksgiving Day repasts each year, they are taught to recall the story … Continue reading Thanksgiving Day: A Story of Globalization, Cross-cultural Influences, and Unity

What Is Globalization? (Part 2): Global Leadership in an Era of Growing Nationalism, Protectionism, and Antiglobalization

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2017 Farok J. Contractor, Rutgers Business School  In Part 1, What Is Globalization? How to Measure It and Why Many Oppose It, I concluded that globalization is here to stay—and will continue to converge nations, culturally and economically, indefinitely. At the same time, leaders such as Trump, Le Pen, Erdoğan, and Duterte espouse an anti-globalization … Continue reading What Is Globalization? (Part 2): Global Leadership in an Era of Growing Nationalism, Protectionism, and Antiglobalization

Second Helping: Thanksgiving Day and Globalization

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© 2016 Prof. Farok J. Contractor, Rutgers University See the updated post, Thanksgiving Day: A Story of Globalization, Cross-cultural Influences, and Unity  Last year’s Thanksgiving reflections (click to read: November 27, 2015) provided interesting historical perspectives and fun facts about Plimoth Colony and Plantation, an Amazing native American named Tisquantum (“Squanto”), and the Mexican origins of our favorite Thanksgiving entree: turkey. Today, on … Continue reading Second Helping: Thanksgiving Day and Globalization

Thanksgiving Day and Globalization

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© 2015 Prof. Farok J. Contractor, Rutgers University Image Credit: "Freedom from Want" - The Saturday Evening Post cover of March 6, 1943, by Norman Rockwell See the updated post, Thanksgiving Day: A Story of Globalization, Cross-cultural Influences, and Unity  As Americans sit down to their Thanksgiving Day repasts each year, they are taught to … Continue reading Thanksgiving Day and Globalization

Learning from the History of Globalization

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© 2014 Prof. Farok J. Contractor, Rutgers University Since the year 2000, the US has suffered a horrendous merchandise trade deficit against China, adding up to $2,947 billion over the 14-year period. This means that China has accumulated nearly $3 trillion surplus dollars—much of which they “kindly” reinvested in US assets, notably US Treasury debt. … Continue reading Learning from the History of Globalization