A Firm Using a Polycentric Staffing Policy

question 101

Multiple Choice

A firm using a polycentric staffing policy:

• A) is less likely to suffer from cultural myopia.
• B) seeks the best people for key jobs throughout the organization, regardless of nationality.
• C) will most likely follow an ethnocentric strategy.
• D) is likely to have improved communication between host-country managers and parent-country managers.

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Definitions:

Generativity

A concern for establishing and guiding the next generation, often considered a stage in Erikson's theory of psychosocial development occurring in middle adulthood.

Divorce

A court or a certified authority's official annulment of a marriage.

Grandparents

The parents of one's parents, often playing important roles in family support and heritage transmission.

Remarried

The act of marrying again after the end of a previous marriage, either due to divorce or the death of a spouse.