Decision in Paradise - Part 1

The island country of Kava is in the South Pacific. The island appears to have a various types of industry to offer from petroleum, fishing, natural gas, bananas, tourism, and inexpensive, quality labor. The island is a complete disaster because of the number of natural disasters the island faces each year from tsunamis, hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Other disaster the island faces is HIV/AIDS, petroleum spills, high risk for avian flu, floods, fires, and terrorism, which is from inside and outside the country. With all these disasters has also caused more than half of the population to be under the age of 15. They have a diverse group of people who live on the island: South Pacific tribes, Chinese, African, French, Spanish, and a number of Americans. The main religion on the island is half indigenous, whereas the remainder is split evenly between Christian, Buddhist, and Islamic. Developing a diverse group creates diverse language barriers between groups from indigenous, English, Spanish, and French.

The government in Kava has come to Republic Services because our company has demonstrated the ability to develop and manage very effectively and efficiently as well as having strong organizational structure and processes. This includes all areas within the company from marketing, technology, human resources, transportation, strategic planning, and leadership, just to name a few. The government has also arranged help not just from local and state levels, but national levels such as the military, community based organizations, faith-based groups, and other businesses for support. The task is to establishing a greater presence within the community. Our company mission is to “offer a safe, respectful and rewarding workplace for our employees as we continue to develop a company dedicated to excellence, environmental responsibility, ethical behavior, and increasing shareholder value” (Republic, 2010, pg1).

In review of the situation with...