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The Problem: The West Indies Yacht Club Resort (WIYCR) is faced with a problem of high expatriate turnover rate, an increase in guest complaints and a poor relationship between expatriates and local staff who in turn feel unmotivated to work hard. Alternatives: 1) Doing nothing. 2) Improving....

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