The potential of cloud computing systems as a support tool for novel and meaningful knowledge creation, storage, distribution within the context higher education is recognised so impact to which global dimension imposes inherent ethical issues social impacts local contexts (glocality). Hitherto, mainstream literature debates on like equity or cultural sensitivity, disregarding existent dilemmas...

Purpose This paper aims to analyze different brand clarity levels (BCLs) of local, global and glocal types brands in fast-moving consumer goods from the consumer's perspective. The study also intends identify whether previous experience with such may impact BCL. Design/methodology/approach Twenty-eight local were used test hypotheses by conducting a survey 400 consumers emerging economy Iran. a...

As the population in world cities grow and urban transformation processes (gentrification, vitalization etc.) gain speed, it seems that both local global dynamics intermingle. The term “glocal” has been used as simultaneous occurrence of universalizing particularizing trends contemporary socio-political, socio-economic systems. Since 1990, many scholars argued welfare policies urbanism are supe...

This paper discusses the promotion of critical thinking through an interdisciplinary curriculum design using multidisciplinary faculty as well as details the implementation of an experiential short-term study abroad program in China. To achieve this educational goal of critical thinking, along with meeting the requirements specific to each course, the program was built on a framework using two ...