Globalization and internationalization: a brief note

The terms of globalization and internationalization appear similar; they have major differences: globalization is a more multidimensional/ multi-disciplinary concept while internationalization is mainly business in perspective. Globalization focuses on the macro level, often transcending the interest of a particular country; internationalization focuses on the industry- and firm-level in business study. These two terms have been defined in various ways in the literature. I note the following references in these topic areas:

On globalization

1. Rajan, R.S. (2003) Economic globalization and Asia, World Scientific
2. Zolo, D. (2007) Globalisation: an overview, ECPR.

On internationalization

1. Auer, P., Besse, G., Meda, D. (editors) (2006) Offshoring and the internationalization of employment, proceedings of the France/ILO symposium, 2005.
2. Wheeler, C., McDonald, F., and Greaves, I. (editors) (2003) Internationalization: firm strategies and management, palgrave.

These two topics have been much discussed in academic journals.