You Decide: International Case Study Andree Carmelita Pierre
DeVry University Keller Graduate School of Management
YOU DECIDE: INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY 2 Abstract
Mary Wright is a human resources consultant for a telecommunications’ company in Miami, Florida, whose company has recently decided to expand its operations in the Arab Emirates, in Dubai. Mary’s extensive professional background along with her dedication to the company has acknowledged her as a highly qualified candidate to support their expansion efforts in Dubai and has selected her to fill the role of VP of Human Resources and Employee Relations. The United Arab Emirates is a country consisting of a federation of seven emirates (equivalent to principalities) located in the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf and encompasses one of the wealthiest states on the planet. Telecommunication is a form of communication at a distance by technological resources through electrical signals or electromagnetic waves and is a growing industry with an expected market increase from nearly $36 billion in 2014 to $53 billion in 2018. Why should a telecommunication company expand its operations in Dubai? There are quite a few reasons; because Dubai offers one of the most favorable personal and commercial environments in the industrialized world. With exceptional communications, a thriving economy, western lifestyle option, fully exchangeable currency, stable exchange rate and minimal tax rule this state has quickly become an attractive proposition for professionals, families and organizations alike. Dubai has a great deal to offer in terms of leisure activities including world class sporting facilities for golf, tennis, squash, sailing, rugby and many others. Restaurants, hotels and night spots are plentiful, diverse and always dramatically opulent. The quality of the leisure facilities are among the