If a Firm Is Trying to Create Value by Transferring

question 44

Multiple Choice

If a firm is trying to create value by transferring core competencies to a foreign operation,it may believe that the best way to do so is to transfer parent-country nationals who have knowledge of that competency to the foreign operation.This is a reason for the firm to pursue a(n) _____ staffing policy.

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

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