Business School 101: Staffing Strategies Quiz

What is the primary focus of staffing strategies in international business?

• Focusing on short-term profits

• Hiring only local employees

• Choosing employees for specific roles

• Selecting the cheapest employees

Which company was mentioned as having used an ethnocentric staffing policy?

• Apple

• Toyota

• Procter & Gamble

• Microsoft

What is a major disadvantage of the ethnocentric approach?

• Lack of qualified home country nationals

• High cost of expatriate managers

• Excessive training requirements

• Cultural myopia

What is a key advantage of the polycentric approach?

• High employee turnover

• Unified corporate culture

• Lower costs

• Increased cultural misunderstandings

What is a drawback of the polycentric approach?

• Excessive training requirements

• Limited local employee advancement

• High cost of expatriate managers

• Cultural myopia

Which company was highlighted for adopting a geocentric approach?

• Sony

• Google

• Samsung

• Apple

What is a benefit of the geocentric approach?

• Focus on local markets

• Limited employee mobility

• Unified corporate culture

• Lower training costs

What is a challenge faced by companies using a geocentric approach?

• High local employee turnover

• Cultural myopia

• Immigration regulations

• Limited global reach

Which staffing strategy is compatible with a localization strategy?

• None of the above

• Geocentric

• Polycentric

• Ethnocentric

Which staffing strategy supports global standardization?

• Geocentric

• None of the above

• Polycentric

• Ethnocentric