Activities an organization conducts to use its human resource effectively
Expatriate Manager
A national of one country appointed to a management position in another country
Staffing Policy
Strategy concerned with selecting employees for particular jobs
Corporate Culture
Organization's norms and value systems
Ethnocentric Staffing Policy
All key management positions are filled by parent-country nationals
Polycentric Staffing Policy
Host-country nationals are recruited to manage subsidiaries in their own country, while parent-country nationals occupy key positions at corporate headquarters
Geocentric Staffing Policy
Where the best people are sought for key jobs through an MNE, regardless of nationality
Expatriate Failure
Premature return of an expatriate manager to the home country