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GLOCALISATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-04-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- National and International Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- glocalization
1, record 1, English, glocalization
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- glocalisation 2, record 1, English, glocalisation
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The action, process, or fact of making something both global and local. 3, record 1, English, - glocalization
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
However, not all scholars would agree that globalization leads necessarily to homogenisation. [In 1995, it is introduced] into the discussion the concept of "hybridization," understood as the natural mingling and mixing which goes on when the global meets the local. Elsewhere, ... the Japanese term "glocalization" [is translated, taken] from the business context where it means marketing goods and services on global basis by catering to local particularities. 4, record 1, English, - glocalization
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Économie nationale et internationale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glocalisation
1, record 1, French, glocalisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mondiolocalisation 2, record 1, French, mondiolocalisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Approche] consistant à envisager les problèmes au niveau mondial, mais à adapter leur solution et la mise en application correspondante au niveau local. 3, record 1, French, - glocalisation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[On] analyse les conséquences qui en résultent pour les politiques et les pratiques de service social dans le contexte du discours public global sur l'établissement et l'intégration des nouveaux arrivants à l'ère de la «mondiolocalisation», terme inventé pour décrire les effets locaux uniques attribuables au processus de la mondialisation. 4, record 1, French, - glocalisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía nacional e internacional
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- glocalización
1, record 1, Spanish, glocalizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Se requiere una "glocalización" puesta en marcha desde lo local, y no una "glocalización" desde la perspectiva global de los intereses de las empresas transnacionales o de los centros de poder político mundiales, que valoran lo local en función de sus racionalidades globales y en algunos casos simplemente para pulir su imagen social o ambientalista. 2, record 1, Spanish, - glocalizaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
glocalización: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el sustantivo "glocalización" es un acrónimo bien formado a partir de "globalización" y "localización". 3, record 1, Spanish, - glocalizaci%C3%B3n
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