Decisions in Paradise Part 1

Decision in Paradise Part 1

Stacey Nicholas

MGT 350

June 7, 2011

Paul Yakob

Decision in Paradise Part 1

In the South Pacific there is an Island known as Kava, it is hard to think of the South Pacific and not have Paradise come to mind (UOPX, 5/17/2011). Because of natural disasters from typhoons, hurricanes, tsunamis, tidal waves, tornadoes, floods, volcano eruptions, earthquakes fires and environmental disasters from HIV/AIDS, petroleum spills, avian flue, and terrorism from within and outside of the country paradise is no more (UOPX, 5/17/2011). Paradise as it was known is nothing more than a complete mess. With their over half of their population under the age of 15 obtaining enough of a workforce to start an organization will be a challenge in itself. Any organization moving to Kava needs to have the capabilities of handling a very diverse work population.

Issues

Balfour Beatty Construction has partnered with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to help with the rebuilding efforts and cleaning up of Kava. This will require a large presence of personal from Wal-Mart and Balfour Beatty Construction as well as their sub-contractors. Alex was sent in advance to determine the extent of the devastation that Kava has suffered, to develop a lay out of the land, and to establish a temporary office for us to work from. Alex will also gather information about the population on the island, if there are any other organizations present on the island, and what resources are available.

The report that Alex generated and sent back was devastating. His report stated that over 50% of the population are under the age of 15 (UOPX, 5/17/2011) and the island has a diverse variety of ethnic backgrounds including: indigenous south pacific tribes, Asian (primarily Chinese), African, French, Spanish, and Americans (UOPX, 5/17/2011). Each ethnic group has their own language that they speak (UOPX, 5/17/2011) and no single language to communicate with everyone at once. The religious...