Decision in Paradise

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Decisions in Paradise, Part III

Irene Colon

MGT 350

November 29, 2010

Professor Hank Reeves

Introduction

My second report, Decisions in Paradise Part II, revealed my research findings and proposed plan of action for my company XY Inc. to outsource the majority of the Kava Island project to existing nonprofit, volunteer and governmental organizations such as: World Wide Disaster Relief, World Food Programme (WFP), Australian Government’s Overseas Aid Program (AusAID), and Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) rather than in-sourcing in order to minimize initial cost to XY Inc. and maximize time, efficiency and effectiveness.

The purpose of my final report and for this paper is to describe the rationale and plan for implementation for the proposed solution of outsourcing for XY Inc. to establish a greater presence on Kava Island by: 1) determining factors affecting decision implementation, 2) evaluating resources and actions required for decision implementation and 3) evaluating ethical implications from stakeholder perspectives.

Determining factors affecting decision implementation

Determining factors affecting decision implementation involved importance weighing, brainstorming and starbursting to determine the significance of each issue and decide where to start. Based on my previous research and decisions the impacts of natural disasters appear to be the highest concern followed by inferior health and education levels. In order to bring immediate relief to Kava Island and its inhabitants XY Inc. chose the following plan for implementation of humanitarian aid:

1. Natural Disasters: 1) World Wide Disaster Relief will take over search and rescue missions and recovery cleanup projects and resource management with monetary assistance as well as rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts and law and order personnel from AusAid and appropriate monetary donations from XY Inc. 2) WFP will take over receiving,...