Japan Staffing Approach
Week 9 DQ
2. Describe your staffing approach (ethnocentric, polycentric, or geocentric) and why you are choosing this approach.
In doing business in a Japan, the polycentric staffing approach would work best. In this approach Host country nationals occupy positions in the foreign subsidiary. Some transfers of HCNs to headquarters also take place. The approach eliminates the language barriers, and typically HCNs are less expensive. This policy is best used when companies want to keep hiring cost low. Moreover, employees who are hired at subsidiary level would not have any problem adapting to the culture. Communication is smooth within the operation.
Polycentric staffing is a type of multinational strategy in which each satellite office that is involved in the network, is managed in its own unique way. The approach that is taken with polycentric staffing is one in which the managers and employees of the company are hired on a local basis. The purpose of polycentric staffing is to minimize both communication and cultural challenges that may crop up. Polycentric staffing is used on an international level.
For example, many US MNCs use home-country managers to get the operations started, then hand it over to the host-country managers. Hindustan Lever Ltd, (HLL), the Indian subsidiary of Unilever, has locals as its chiefs. (http://courseblog-ib2208.blogspot.com/2009/03/international-staffing-decision.html)
3. Are there any security issues with your country (check out: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html)? What is the crime rate of the country you have chosen? Use outside references. In past classes the crime rate question doesn't get enough attention, so spend some time on this. How does your country's crime stats compare to the U.S.?
According to the travel.state.gov Japan has a low rate of crime. Security issue in Japan, Crime levels are low. It is generally safe to walk about at night and to travel on public transport, but you
2. Describe your staffing approach (ethnocentric, polycentric, or geocentric) and why you are choosing this approach.
In doing business in a Japan, the polycentric staffing approach would work best. In this approach Host country nationals occupy positions in the foreign subsidiary. Some transfers of HCNs to headquarters also take place. The approach eliminates the language barriers, and typically HCNs are less expensive. This policy is best used when companies want to keep hiring cost low. Moreover, employees who are hired at subsidiary level would not have any problem adapting to the culture. Communication is smooth within the operation.
Polycentric staffing is a type of multinational strategy in which each satellite office that is involved in the network, is managed in its own unique way. The approach that is taken with polycentric staffing is one in which the managers and employees of the company are hired on a local basis. The purpose of polycentric staffing is to minimize both communication and cultural challenges that may crop up. Polycentric staffing is used on an international level.
For example, many US MNCs use home-country managers to get the operations started, then hand it over to the host-country managers. Hindustan Lever Ltd, (HLL), the Indian subsidiary of Unilever, has locals as its chiefs. (http://courseblog-ib2208.blogspot.com/2009/03/international-staffing-decision.html)
3. Are there any security issues with your country (check out: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html)? What is the crime rate of the country you have chosen? Use outside references. In past classes the crime rate question doesn't get enough attention, so spend some time on this. How does your country's crime stats compare to the U.S.?
According to the travel.state.gov Japan has a low rate of crime. Security issue in Japan, Crime levels are low. It is generally safe to walk about at night and to travel on public transport, but you