ABSTRACT
Globalization is often debated in cultural, political, business, and environmental terms. Despite its interdisciplinary nature, there has
been no serious attempt to focus on globalization's dimensions coherently and in totality. Consequently, rigorous treatments of these dimensions are seldom found in the literature. Robinson (1996) and Waters (1995), among others, focus on the economic, political, and cultural dimensions of globalization. This focus needs to be advanced further to encompass other concerns such as the environment and technology. A cornerstone of globalization thinking is the commonality among peoples across cultures and borders. This commonality is not confined to relations among governments or firms; rather it must be the foundation for all activities among states, firms, localities, and individuals across the globe. Globalization has induced realignment in relationships among various actors in terms of the structuring of power, collaborations, and prioritization. The most noticeable structured integration and change, however, is taking place in the world economy (Dunning, 1997) and in world culture (Waters, 1995).
