Nik is a new employee for Estee Lauder. Estee Lauder makes a abundance of cosmetic products including but not limited to, perfume, cologne, lotion, make up and skin treatment. Estee Lauder is a large corporation that impacts any economy that it enters due to the large work force that each one of its facilities maintains. Nic has been assigned to the island of Kava where Estee Lauder is just getting started under the leadership of Alex. With Estee Lauder establishing manufacturing facilities there, it will show the people of Kava that a company wants to improve the economy and not for their natural resources. The benefits that Estee Lauder gives to the employees of this company will also help the community as well. Estee Lauder has strong beliefs in education and living healthy lives. As an employee they will pay the individuals tuition and the health benefits of the company are second to none. They provide health care to their employees that are kept at a very low affordable amount.
There are many issues for the island of Kava. For one, the island of Kava is a disaster waiting to happen, environmentally and economically. This island seems to have most of world’s issues all in one. The environmental issues are many. Tidal waves, tsunamis, typhoons, hurricanes tornadoes, floods, fires, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes are the natural disasters that the island of Kava faces. Just those natural disasters only can cause serious issues for an organization.
There are also four disaster threats that could be controllable. The first being HIV/AIDS. The second is oil spills. As we all know, oil spills are manmade disasters that can be prevented. The next disaster threat is the Avian flu. There is no cure for the Avian flu or HIV/AIDS, these can lead to death and chaos in the community. The last disaster comes domestic and foreign and that is terrorism.
Other than the natural disasters that the island of Kava has to deal with, there are many other issues that can affect the economy. The overall population of Kava is much different than other places in the world. On Kava, 50% of the population is 15 years of age or younger. That means the life expectancy is very low, probably due to all the various natural disasters and the education level is also at a very low level.
The island of Kava is listed as being a very diverse island. The races consist of South Pacific indigenous tribes, Asian, African, French, Spanish and Americans. Everyone would like to think that race would not be an issue but I see a glaring, possible issue. The Americans were not present in Kava until after World War II. Since Kava is located in the part of the world, the people of that country might not take too kind to the American presence after WWII. On the other hand, there might not be an issue at all.
There are two more that might be an issue regarding the island of Kava. The first one is there seems to be no national language. This could cause many language barriers amongst the people. Another issue could be the many different religions as well.
There are obstacles both organizational and environmental wide that key stakeholders must take into consideration. Since this is a company based out of a foreign country, the stakeholders for Estee Lauder might be hesitant of going all in because of all the natural disasters the occur on the island of Kava. Nik and Alex job is to reassure the stakeholders that if properly planned and thought out, manufacturing plants can be built and withstand most natural disasters. An organizational obstacle might be the fact that 50% of the population is under the age of 15. Estee Lauder employees must have a high school degree or equivalent. This might handicap the process of employing. Once again these issues that Nik and Alex must analyze and come up with a necessary plan if there has to be a change in the policy concerning education level to be employed at Estee Lauder.
The continual growth of the company would be felt worldwide. As of today, Estee Lauder is currently operating in over 40 countries and territories.