Chapter 9 – Staffing and Training for Global Operations Multiple Choice Questions 1. Ideally‚ the ____________ should dictate the organizational structure and staffing needed by a firm. a. clients served b. size of the firm c. strategy of the firm (moderate‚ page 390) d. management philosophy of the firm 2. Firms using the ____________ approach to staffing fill key managerial positions with persons from headquarters. a. polycentric b. regiocentric c. global d. ethnocentric (moderate‚ page 391)
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2176 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to explore the regiocentric approach to International Human Resource Management and discuss the impact the use of this approach would have in the case of expanding to a new location. The Expatriate Management Cycle is covered to identify any considerations that may have to be made during the process. The report evaluates the use of a regiocentric method for an international start-up situation. This report was written to inform the Managing
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• The explosive growth of the e-business/knowledge sectors‚ coupled with rapid developments in communication technology and the evolution of business relationships to include more international joint ventures‚ have both enabled and fuelled a greater need for movement of individuals across the globe. • In the wake of globalisation wherein knowledge of global business markets and processes is now necessary for competitive advantage‚ international assignments continue to be important for employers
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managers that led problems and negative effects. Unfortunately‚ the problem is based on the poor expatriate policies. Yet‚ the goal of the International Human Resource managers is to send the right people and retain this human capital. 2) Identification of causes and effects: The problems of the expatriation process are caused by the different expectations from the different types of expatriate managers. There are three categories of managers: the first one is the “traditional” manager with
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Thesis Teodora G. Nikolaeva Table of contents 1. Introduction 5 2. Theoretical background 8 2.1 Expatriation 8 2.1.1 Stages for selection and preparation of employees 8 A) Resourcing 8 B) Expatriate preparation and training 9 C) Cross-cultural training (CTT) 10 2.1.3 Stages during the expatriate stay in the host country 11 A) Oberg’s phases of adaptation 11 A1) Honeymoon 12 A2) Culture Shock 13 A3) Recovery 14 A4) Adjustment 14 2.2 Repatriation 15 2.2.1 Repatriation courses 15 2.2.1 Causes
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1) What are the major alternative staffing approaches for international operations? Explain the relative advantages of each and the conditions under which you would choose one approach over the other. a) ethnocentric staffing approach- Parent-country nationals‚ or people from the home country of the corporation are employed to fill key managerial positions because they are familiar with the goals‚ policies and procedures‚ technology and products of the parent company. They are in a much better position
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further information on top of the presentation. The resort has recently carried out a study on the operation at the resort and identified three main problems: 1. High turnover rate of expatriate managers 2. Increasing number of complaints by guests 3. Increasing level of tension between the expatriate and local staff During the review‚ the team has interviewed all the managers of different departments to understand the current practice and assess the adequacy of procedures for the operation
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As once Ernest Hemingway said” When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people‚ not characters. A character is a caricature.” The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway is a story about the expatriotes who moved to Europe after WW2. In this novel‚ Ernest Hemingway purposely makes various characters flawed. The author makes Jake Barnes‚ Robert Cohn‚ and Brettt (Lady Ashley) flawed in many aspects. Hemingway used this techniwue in order to make the readers feel the characters are realistic
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career In general‚ Mark has been managed to do his expatriate career so well. In particular‚ even there were some obstacles at the beginning‚ Mark succeeded in accomplishing his international assignments. He has a great background of working in a variety of places such as Japan‚ Thailand‚ Indonesia‚ Vietnam‚ Malaysia and currently London. After one year moving to Energem‚ Mark became a level three manager and then was promoted to be an expatriate in London. When the three-year contract ended‚ with
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MGC 2120 Tutorial 1 Questions Tute 1 (Week 2) What is globalization? Why is it important to study globalization in international business? Globalization has many parts to it‚ it is known as the international flow of ideas and knowledge‚ a higher level global-civil activity‚ sharing between cultures‚ and the movement to better the global environment. The term itself describes mobility of capital‚ labor‚ technology‚ and goods and services throughout the world. In international business‚ it
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