The island of Kava is located in the in the South Pacific. Kava has a rather unique situation with the workforce, 50 % of the population in the island is under the age of 15. The culture of the island is made-up of a mix of Pacific Islanders, Chinese, African, French, Spanish and Americans. The religious makeup of the island has three predominant sects Buddhist, Christians and Islamic creeds. Just like the cultural and religious makeup, Kava has a varied number of languages used in the island languages such as English, Spanish and French. The economic development of the island is largely dependent on agriculture, extraction of petroleum, fishing, tourism and natural gas production. Weather abnormalities naturally affect the island, volcanic and earthquake disasters, human health concerns and terrorism. This document will discuss the concerns associated with the development of the Company's bottling plant and the problems faced in Kava, and provide solutions through critical thinking application.
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KAVA UTOIKAMANUKava is an island of the South Pacific and as such is prone to suffer from weather related anomalies. Floods, hurricanes, tidal waves, tornadoes and typhoons are the weather related concerns that Nik has to address for the startup of the Company's Kava bottling plant. Any of the natural disasters named can cause severe devastation to the business and the island. Damage from wind, flooding and water surge can severely handicap the company's production. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions have the ability to create a large amount of damage to the infrastructure of the island and the structural integrity of the business. Terrorism is one more concern of the company; The company's assets can be seen as American assets that need to be destroyed (Branscomb, 2002, ö 5). The last and most important factor is the human capital available in Kava. With half of...