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ORIENTALISM IN GLOBAL BUSINESS: LOOSENING THE INFLUENCE OF COLONIAL THINKING IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE GLOBAL BUSINESS GROWTH
Author :
David J. Fogarty
Corresponding Author:
David J. Fogarty
Email
dfogarty2@gmail.com
Section :
Research Paper
Country :
United States
Keywords :
Post colonialism, Colonialism, Virtual proximity, Expatriate, Global, Virtual Presence, International, Culture
Abstract :
Postcolonial studies focus largely on the negative aspects and failed legacy of colonialism which dominated the global scene in the 19th and mid-20th century. Colonialism has been blamed for the destabilization of governments, national identity crises and even wars. However, one of the key positive aspects of colonialism is that it helped to shape our global economy. However, recent interest in globalization and what it takes to accelerate this process uncovers another potential negative aspect of colonial thinking in the form of how the West interprets and interacts with people from other countries. In this exploratory study we focus on the concept of Orientalism and examine how expats when exposed deeply to different cultures shed their Orientalist thinking and develop skills which make them more globally-minded and in turn more likely to go on to develop our global economy and advance the work of what was previously started by Colonialism
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