Foreign direct investment has a strong impact on the level of employment and its structure in companies. The article presents the structure of factors regulating and adjusting the employment scale to real productivity needs. The presentation is based on one of the best examples of foreign direct investment in Poland - GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, Joint Stock company. The privatization process is like a mirror of destabilized economy. The correction of employment structure inside the company reflects the overall employment fluctuation in economy and even the structural unemployment classification. The model built on the GSK example, describes the 8 years long process of employment adjustment and can be recognized as a benchmark for the employment transition in foreign companies in Poland.
Our objective is to examine the consequences of soy rust to the U.S. agriculture in the next 2-5 years. In 2000, the U.S. harvested approximately 2.8 billion bushels of soybeans from almost 73 million acres of cropland, accounting for more than 50 percent of the world's production. The crop generated $12.5 billion dollars, $6.66 billion in exports. Soy rust established itself in the south last November and is expected to disseminate and deposit in the crops during this years planting season. The extent of outbreaks depends upon climatic conditions. Early detection is crucial since soy rust is deadly to the soy plant within 48 hours. Monitoring systems will warn farmers of the presence of the spores and farmers are instructed on how to identify and treat it. There is uncertainty regarding the sufficient and timely availability of fungicide. In addition to historical data, we incorporate observations of on going planting and harvesting. Parameter ranges in the model are narrowed as more information becomes available and existing uncertainties dissipate. The impact of soy rust is analyzed in aggregate, looking at overall production and market share contrasted against natural noise in the yields.