Case Study 1
Localization in the Private Sector
Description: The experience of a local female college graduate who accepts a position in the HR department of a big hotel chain.
Issues to watch for: Localization; minority status of Gulf locals in the private sector workforce; pitfalls of workforce localization implementation; diversity climate; alienation of local workers by expatriate employees; lack of information sharing among expatriate and local employees; employee disengagement.
Sara Al Falasi has recently graduated from a local university with a degree in business with an HR major. She was keen to find a job in the private sector as she felt it would be more exciting than a public sector position. Many of her family ...
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