This document contains a student's assignment on the topic of globalization. It includes: 1) A definition of globalization as the integration of countries into a global economy and market through removing trade barriers and internationalizing products, markets, technologies, capital, human resources, information and cultures. 2) A description of the nature of globalization as involving the expansion of business worldwide, integrating countries into a global market, and creating interdependence between nations through worldwide buying, selling, manufacturing, and sourcing of factors of production. 3) An overview of Ohmae's five stages of globalization from domestic exporting to becoming a true transnational company serving foreign customers.