57. Which of the following is a drawback of adopting a polycentric staffing approach?
58. The major drawback with a(n) _____ staffing policy is the gap that can form between
host-country managers and parent-country managers.
59. A polycentric staffing approach is effective for firms pursuing a(n) _____ strategy.
60. A(n) _____ approach to staffing has the following disadvantages: it limits career mobility
and it isolates headquarters from foreign subsidiaries.
61. A(n) _____ staffing policy seeks the best people for key jobs throughout the organization,
regardless of nationality.
62. How is a geocentric staffing policy beneficial to a firm?
63. What is the advantage of a geocentric staffing policy?
64. Firms pursuing a(n) _____ staffing policy may be better able to create value from the
pursuit of experience curve and location economies than firms pursuing other staffing policies.
65. Which of the following is an advantage of adopting a geocentric staffing approach?
66. Most countries require extensive documentation if they wish to hire a foreign national
instead of a local national. This is a disadvantage of the _____ staffing approach.
67. Which of the following is an advantage of a geocentric approach to staffing for
international businesses?
68. Which of the following is a disadvantage of adopting a geocentric staffing approach?
69. Broadly speaking, a(n) _____ staffing approach is compatible with an international
strategy.
70. Which of the following strategies is compatible with a geocentric staffing policy?
71. Firms that have a broad geographic scope are most likely to have a(n) _____ mind-set.
72. Which of the following staffing policies relies extensively on the use of expatriate
managers?
73. _____ refers to a subset of expatriates who are citizens of a foreign country working in the
home country of their multinational employer.
74. _____ refers to the premature return of an expatriate manager to his or her home
country.
75. Yuriko, a citizen of Japan, was working as a manager in the Japanese branch of an
American firm. Due to her efficiency, she was assigned a temporary posting at the headquarters
of the firm in America. In this situation, she is known as a(n) _____.
76. With a(n) _____ staffing policy, the expatriates are all home-country nationals who are
transferred abroad.