Axtara, an Automobile Manufacturer, Has Several Factories in Foreign Countries

question 30

Multiple Choice

Axtara, an automobile manufacturer, has several factories in foreign countries. The management strongly believes in giving precedence to the values and perspectives of its home office over those of its foreign subsidiaries. As a result, the management hires workers from the home country to staff the upper-management positions in all the foreign offices of the company. In the context of the different staffing strategies used by international businesses, Axtara most likely uses the _____.

• A) geocentric staffing model
• B) regiocentric staffing model
• C) polycentric staffing model
• D) ethnocentric staffing model

---

Definitions:

Laterally Rotate

To rotate a limb or an organ around its long axis away from the midline of the body.

Trapezius

A large, triangular muscle extending over the back of the neck and shoulders, responsible for moving the scapula and support of the arm.

Levator Scapulae

A muscle in the back and side of the neck that elevates the scapular (shoulder blade).

Deltoid

A thick, triangular-shaped muscle covering the shoulder joint that is responsible for lifting the arm and giving the shoulder its range of motion.