This graduate thesis focuses on the research of the globalization process, its causes and consequences as the impact on Croatian territory from the aspect of employment and productivity. In defining the concept of globalization it is very difficult to find a definition that explains the phenomenon completely, but it is often described as the world at its entirety. Depending from the aspect which explores globalization, whether cultural, political or economic point of view, it defines the concept. What confirms every aspect is that globalization has brought about a new economy based on the knowledge, communication and technological innovation. As fundamental negative item of the process of globalization, there is a growing difference between rich and poor. It can be called as the paradox, because the process of globalization should lead to national cohesion and the creation of a common market, where the world is becoming borderless. Workers will emphasize the carriers of globalization, international companies and organizations that have significantly contributed to the globalization spreads and affects on all economical activities. Certainly, foreign investment that can be support less developed countries, including the Republic of Croatia, are the positive side of globalization. It is clear that Croatia is a small country and does not have a significant impact on global trends, but certainly would have the benefits of the globalization process in order to facilitate growth and development. In order to be recognized if the process of globalization have brought with them a more positive or negative impact on Croatia, in final part of this will be shown impact of global trends in employment and productivity.