Organizational and employment types
Given that the country is actively seeking foreign investors and appears to be creating a pro-business atmosphere, what non-oil businesses do you think would be best suited for expanding into Saudi Arabia?
Over the past few years, Saudi Arabia has been clearly indicating that it has more business opportunities and not just the mining of oil. The country has gone through various globalization waves that resulted in a change in some of its laws and policies. As Saudi Arabia continues to try to find ways to expand its foreign investments, a number of non-oil industries are beginning to grow in the country. One industry that would be good for Saudi Arabia’s expansion is service-related organizations because they heavily depend on foreign workers. Tourism will significantly help boost Saudi Arabia’s economy if a touristic visa is created. This will increase the number of people coming to Saudi Arabia because unlike in the past, where one only received invitations from someone they know, people will be coming from everywhere.
In addition to this, Saudi Arabians are always forced to travel to other counties just for them to go to night clubs. By building a nightclub in Saudi Arabia, the country will be able to improve its economy as more people will now go to the local clubs instead of traveling to other countries. Furthermore, six significant sectors have been identified by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) as being areas of a great investment. These sectors include energy, transport and logistics sector, Information and communication technology (ICT), health, and life science together with human capital. These industries and businesses will be suitable investments that will help in Saudi Arabia’s expansion.
If you were a foreign investor, what concerns would you have about the country? Would you make an investment in the country?
As an investor trying to invest in Saudi Arabia, my greatest concerns would be interference from the government and control. This is because Saudi Arabia is an absolute totalitarian monarchy. This, therefore, means that the king runs every economic activity carried out in the country. Apart from this, the country has a history of violations of human rights, assassinations, regular gender oppression, and even efforts of suspected terrorism. All these reasons would make any Western investor afraid of investing in s a good relationship with western states over the years. I could not make an investment in Saudi Arabia, mainly because of the suspected terrorist attacks and a general violation of human rights. Thus making it difficult for me to invest in the country.
Provide 5 major differences in operations or management practices or the employment relationship in a non-union workplace versus a union workplace
The first major distinction between a union workforce and a non-union workforce is in how wages are paid. In a union workforce, it is the union representative who negotiates with the company’s negotiation team in order to determine the salaries. With every negotiation round, the union may attain higher wages and better environments to work in. On the other hand, a non –union workforce allows no negotiations (Mayhew, 2019). An increase in wages and promotions are minimum and far between and mainly kept indiscretion by the management that can result in favoritism. Secondly, in a union workplace, an individual cannot be fired with no just cause, and fellow members will help ensure that. While in a non-union workplace, the employer can decide to fire an individual at any time and with no valid reason. If one decides to fight for their right, then they risk losing their job.
Thirdly, in a union workplace, one has a legally binding agreement that guarantees one’s rights, healthy working environment, job security, holidays that are catered for, salaries, and benefits. In a non-union workplace, on the other hand, the employer can make promises, but he is not under any obligation to fulfill them. It is, therefore, hard to enforce standards of employment. Fourthly, in a union workplace, an employee has a grievance procedure to oppose any injustices, poor working environments, or anything that is against the provincial Human Rights codes (Mayhew, 2019). Contrarily, in a non-union workplace, an employee can be forced to work in unhealthy conditions by the employer and even change the working conditions without any warning or consequence. Most persecutions and prejudice go unchallenged. Lastly, in a union workplace, an employee’s contract has several benefits as it provides one with life insurance, hospital care, eye, and dental care coverage, disability benefits, and pension plans, which are all provided with no additional costs. In contrast, in a non-union workplace, the benefits are usually decided by the employer, and they usually incur extra charges on the employees. These benefits might also be withdrawn without any notice.
In your opinion, are non-union workers sufficiently protected by employment legislation? No, they are not. This is because the employer can withdraw any of the agreements they made at any time and with no notification. The employer is also not under any obligation to fulfill any rights.
Find an example of one of the following organizational types: non-profit model, corporate social responsibility, more-than profit model, social economy. Why you think the model you’ve chosen fits the organization example you’ve found?
Red Cross is a non-profit organization. This is a non-profit organization because it is a tax-free organization established mainly for religious and charitable purposes (Bossart, 2019). The shareholders of this organization also do not benefit financially from it. It’s the organization that keeps any money earned. This money is then used to cater for various expenses and to run the multiple operations of the organization.
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Kaabi, A. (2019). Saudi Arabia Just Opened its First Nightclub. Retrieved 30 November 2019, from https://www.milleworld.com/saudi-arabia-just-opened-its-first-nightclub/
Mayhew.R. (01 February 2019).Differences between a Unionized and a Nonunionized Workforce. Chron. Retrieved from https://smallbusiness.chron.com/difference-between-unionized-vs-nonunionized-workforce-22350.html
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