Abstract
This paper is a guide to companies when executing the training of a new work force. The author shows how job training is crucial for the workers as well as for the corporations. He indicates that companies are paying more attention to the training and development then to recruiting. There are many changes that are being made to the process of training and developing a new work force mainly towards developing existing skills and acquiring new ones. The paper examines several factors that affect this process such as: government intervention, wages, diversity, globalization...and much more.

From the Paper
"When a company or enterprise consider workforce development it is not merely to polish existing skills or image standards. Job training is crucial for the workers as well as for the corporations. On the job it means reaping profits and for the nation it means creating human resources. Thus for this reason enterprise are paying more attention in training and development then in recruitment. The focus therefore is to "change" and the trend is towards developing existing skills, acquiring new ones.

In the recent years this has been treated as part of human resources training where individuals were recruited and "TRAINED" to the organization. Those who have skills would benefit less from the training and those who don't learn to acquire some. The overall outcome is not what the skills the employee has but rather what skills the individuals have instilled those are congruent to the environment in which they work. Hence, the training process has been morel like an educational process, where individuals were given lectures on development of skills instead of acquiring the true skills required."

Tags:company, traing, developing, employeeschange, government, recruiting

Abstract
This paper considers the potential positive or negative contributions that media giants have made in the developing world. The paper discusses how Western media giants have made overall positive contributions to the developing world and that the potential for the media to act as the broadsword of cultural imperialism is clear. Nonetheless, in the process of advancing their own agendas, media giants have inadvertently though sometimes purposefully helped promote positive values and development in the Third World.

From the Paper
"Transnational media corporations, such as Time Warner, Disney, and Google, have made dubious contributions to the developing world. There is a significant debate over whether or not the media has had a positive or negative effect upon Third World development. Proponents of capitalism and open trade argue that the media has worked to promote communication, provide new outlets for culture, and even assist in the democratization process of developing nations. Opponents of globalization and the media's role in it, however, argue the opposite. They would suggest that multimedia giants should not have free reign in the developing world. Their presence there amounts to cultural imperialism by the West. "

Tags:media, developing, world

Abstract
This article looks at the impact of current industrial technology on developing countries. In this essay, the writer includes a look at historical development and globalization. Emerging technologies and other related issues are also discussed. The writer looks at the connection between "developed" countries and a high level of industrialization and industrial technology.

From the Paper
"The degree of access to and use of industrial technology in the broad sense is by far the primary factor distinguishing the world's rich nations from its poor ones. The world's rich nations are with few exceptions highly industrialized while the world's poor ones are with equally few exceptions lacking in industrial technology. Industrialization is far more important to development than are natural resources. Many impoverished nations have an abundance of resources while wealthy and technically advanced Japan has very few natural resources ... "

Tags:technology, industry, industrialization, rich, poor, developing

Abstract
This paper gives an analysis of the reasons why reproductive rights are lower in the developing world than in the United States. Specifically, it explores how the characteristics of developing countries contribute to the reproductive rights of women. It additionally focuses on gender inequality and maternal morbidity.

From the Paper
"Reproductive rights in the developing world represent a challenge for advocates. There are myriad ways in which the particular characteristics of developing countries directly and adversely impact the reproductive rights of women. One of the main issues is gender equality without which reproductive rights will always be severely abridged. Another is the high incidence of maternal mortality in the developing world. The lack of gender equity combined with the fact that mothers are far more likely to die while giving birth in the third world are perhaps the leading impediments..."

Tags:reproductive rights, developing world, gender, inequality, morbidty, maternal

Abstract
In this paper, the writer describes the importance of the function of market research. The writer then considers differences in conducting market research in developing or emerging economies and developed economies.

From the Paper
"Market research is an increasingly important function in many organizations. Companies are seeking ways to find out about the needs desires and demand characteristics of their markets, as well as how to identify new markets for products and services. Traditionally, market research has been conducted in the home market of organizations or in those markets that are similar to the home markets. This is due to the overwhelming emphasis on domestic sales historically and the difficulties inherent in moving into the ... "

Tags:marketing research, market research, globalization, developing/developed countries

Abstract
This paper examines the elements that determine why some developing countries have managed to achieve higher rates of economic growth in the post-Second World War period while others have stagnated in comparison. The paper tests several theoretical frameworks and models developed in order to see if these can explain the differences, and if not, why not.

Tags:globalization, economic growth, Kenya, Malaysia, developing nation, capitalism

Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses the question of whether or not promoting Western democracies are appropriate models for the developing world. The writer considers the pros and cons of the question and argues that promoting electoral democracy is not always desirable.

From the Paper
"At issue in this report is the identification of a least tentative answer to the following question Is the promotion of electoral democracy in the developing world a reasonable and desirable goal of the developed world The answer is far from simple On the one hand the developed world of democratic countries will certain benefit from interaction via trade and other business ventures with similarly situated governments in the developing world. Conversely the countries that are in the process of development may be ..."

Tags:democracy, developing countries, freedom

Abstract
The paper points out that businesses in developing countries are prospering, but they are dependant on foreign direct investment (FDI). The paper then goes on to criticize the FDI in that it directs its efforts mainly towards large businesses and as a result the small facilities lose out, instead of it benefiting them and their economies. Next, the paper discusess a case study of Africa to demonstrate how to determine whether a business should move into a particular country or whether a company should attempt financing to grow and expand in a particular country. The paper uses Sub-Saharan Africa to show how this should be done and everything that should be known about a place.

Outline:
Introduction
Foreign Direct Investment
The Growth of Third World Countries
Case Study - Africa
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Foreign direct investment has been around for some time, and it is important to understand this. More recently, however, FDI has moved into many more countries - quite a few of which are still developing, and many of which have a multitude of small businesses, such as those found in many villages and small towns in Africa. Those that have invested in already developed countries in the past have, in general, done well with these investments, because the economies of these countries are growing so strongly. However, those that invest in developing countries are also doing well, but in a more long-term way. When someone, or some business, invests in a country that is still developing, there is no great expectation of immediate wealth. Many of these countries do not have a lot of money, and their economies are troubled and sluggish to some extent. Since the economies of these countries are slow to perform, the businesses that are in these countries have the same problems."

Tags:foreign, direct, investment, third, world, africa, developing, countries

Abstract
This paper analyzes globalization in developing countries, contrasting the arguments made by neoliberal theorists and dependency theorists. The paper quotes the argument that the key factor limiting development in much of the world is the continued dominance of rent-collecting elites, neither caused by nor eliminated by globalization.

From the Paper
"In the last few years, globalization has become a topic of global controversy. Since the late ?'s, major trade conferences and other institutional events associated with economic globalization have become regular sites of mass protests, the protesters evidently being fully as globalized in character as the organizations that they are protesting against. Many of the specific objections to economic globalization are local in spite of the global scope of the anti-globalization movement."

Tags:globalization, development, dependency, neoliberalism, poverty, inequality, profits, rent-collecting, elites

Abstract
This paper discusses the links between poverty and environmental damage in the developing countries and their implication for sustainable development. Two developing countries are used as case studies

Tags:ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND ECOLOGY / POLLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT, links poverty environment