GLOBAL BENEFITS
Introduction
The globalization of the World economy has inspired companies to expand abroad to acquire competitive advantage (Longnecker, 2004). In light of this expansion, companies send their employees to foreign countries on assignments. The challenge that comes with this kind of transfer revolves around the employee 's willingness to uproot their lives and relocate to a new state (Longnecker, 2004). As a result, companies are now developing attractive compensation packages to motivate the employees to accept these assignments (Longnecker, 2004). This paper will analyze the concept of expatriate compensation while highlighting the dynamics involved in developing one.
Summary of a Nation’s characteristics
Kenya is located in East Africa and based on the results of the national census conducted in 2009, Kenya has a total population of approximately 40 million citizens with at least 47 ethnic communities. The native language is Swahili but, both Swahili and English are spoken widely throughout the country. As a democratic state, Kenya is under the rule of a de jure government headed by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Regarding its economic status, Kenya 's economy is one of the most developed in Africa and the largest economy in East Africa. Reports by the World Bank show that as of 2015, Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)) was worth 63.40 billion U.S dollars with a GDP a per capital equivalent to 9% of the World’s average. When dealing with labor and
In the period of historical globalization, a lot of horrible events had happen and many people have suffered, also lost what they had such as land, culture, languages, family, freedom, and dignity. Like the Rwanda incidents, Apartheid Law in South Africa and the incidents in Residential Schools in Canada. Although those things had happened, they still survive and right now is rebuilding and moving forward to not let it happen again with the little help of NGOs. In my opinion, Contemporary society has done enough to respond to the legacies of historical globalization. Moving forward and start making a better future is the only answer for those horrible events from repeating itself.
To what extent does globalization contribute to sustainable prosperity for all people? For example, when a company from one nation makes a trade agreement with another company in another nation they both may find prosperity. Likewise, when two nations agree to a treaty it makes quality of life go up in both nations because the threat of war is gone. Without globalization, we would not have as many products as we have today and that is why it makes us prosperous.
The world we live in today is going through enormous changes in economics, technology, culture, politics, etc. The effects of the changes are not so clear, since it is hard to predict how each sector would affect the other and how society will be affected. However, analyzing past and present occurrences provides some information for experts to interpret society’s reaction in the future to different transformations. Globalization can be seen as a process in which societies around the world come together and expand through the combination of different forces. This paper will explore the effects of globalization on US companies, US society and economy, and the implications for other countries in the post-industrial world.
Located in Eastern Africa, Kenya lies across the equator in central Africa. Kenya is surrounded by Somalia to the east, Ethiopia to the north, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Kenya has a young population of 45,925,301 people with 5.3 percent of the adult population living with HIV/AIDS in 2014. English and Kiswahili
The leader is an elected or nominated monarch. Men and women can vote at the age of 18. Kenya is currently led by Uhuru Kenyatta. The population is 45,925,300, that’s over 73 times the population of Vermont. On average, every woman gives birth to three children and the infant mortality rate is 38 for every 1,000 live births. For children who survive into adulthood, they are expected to live for 64 years. Most people in Kenya speak either English or Kiswahili. The majority of the population is Christians but there are also a lot of Muslims that live in Kenya. There is an overwhelmingly high poverty rate in Kenya, as of 2005 it was 45.9%. For people who do have jobs, most of them work in the agriculture industry, working in plantations that grow; tea, coffee, corn, wheat, and sugarcane.
In Thomas L. Friedman’s “Globalization: The Super-Story”, he examines the features of globalization from various aspects and how it helps people better understand 9/11 events. He claims that globalization is the new improved system formed in place of the old “cold war system”(102), and through the patterns of which, people observe today’s world in an integrated way. Simple short phrases, organized structure, colloquial language, and punctuation are techniques Friedman uses to create a reader-friendly, convincing essay. To begin with, Friedman uses simple short phrases to emphasize his points. He starts with an enthusiastic term “big believer” (102), which establishes the colloquial
To what extent is our understanding of economic globalisation challenged or expanded by analysing the lived experience of global processes.
Buzzwords such as globalization and terrorism have dominated political rhetoric for the past quarter-century. Assessing the benefits that come with globalization — namely, the disbursement of free trade, democratic values, cultural and informational intermingling, etc. — one would expect an increased quality of life across the board. Yet it appears that inequality and bloodshed has only aggrandized as a result of this worldwide integration of goods and ideas. Rather than fostering a universal understanding of humanity amongst nations and their imagined communities, globalization seems to have exacerbated primitive fears about the unknown — “the others”. Minorities have become further systematically marginalized by those in power (the elite), and political and cultural violence, both literal and symbolic, is at its prime.
Kenya is a country that resides on the east coast of Africa bordering the Indian Ocean, with Nairobi as its capital and largest city. Kenya’s elevation begins at sea level and rises to almost 5,200 meters to Mount Kenya. Natural resources consist of salt, gemstones, zinc, limestone, and wildlife (cia.gov/keny, n.d). Many countries and people groups have controlled
This is an exciting time for our company. As we look to the future, the demand for a more visible and global company are vastly approaching and our company will be a part of this multinational expansion. This guide has been prepared for the employees participating in our first trial run of U. S. Expatriates. Your mission is extremely important. This guide will give instructions on to what is expected during your international assignment. As CEO of the company we want to thank you for your willingness to participate in our global expansion into our new global markets. We have done extensive research and have chosen to start the U. S. Expatriate program in Australia and Singapore. There are multiple benefits for employees who chose to accept this position. Throughout this guide we will identify the benefits, challenges, compensation and travel incentives, as well as rules of conduct in foreign countries. Thank you again for daring to step outside of your comfort zone to be the first participants in our U. S. Expatriate assignment. (Price, 2012)
The country is a key investor within the East African commmunity, while the largest chunk of intraregional trade is due to Kenya. However, economic
The global economic environment has become more interlinked in the 21st century than ever before because more business enterprises have realized the importance of having trade relations within and outside their countries. Several prevailing factors that have a direct impact on the global economy influence greatly how the world business environment is likely to be at any given time (Harrison, 2010). This paper will examine the influence of factors on world economy. It will also examine how these factors shape global economic environment.
Traditional international trade involves a complex system of trade barriers to ensure the protection of domestic industry and its workers interests. The trade impediments and subsidies include protective tariffs, import quotas, non-tariff barriers such as licensing, and export subsidies. Originally, a country’s economy acted independently of other nations. The growing trend since the establishment of GATT in 1947 is globalization.
Multinational countries looking for uniformity across their subsidiaries send out expatriates in order to act as international managers to manage new branches. In order for businesses to expand globally, organizations require some employees to work around the world away from their home country as international managers this represent a competitive edge for
An appropriate compensation and benefit package is quite significant when it comes to the attraction, retention and motivation of expatriates. Compensation is a very crucial link between a strategy and its eventual implementation. When the IHRM professionals are coming up with a compensation package they should ensure that they maintain a standard of living for the expatriates which equal to other employees who are back at home. They should also be compensated for any additional costs that they incur .this policy are referred to as keeping "expatriate whole". Another approach known as balance sheet approach is used in order to ensure that the expatriates do not loose out through the assignments given to