Questions by garmstrong - Page 11

Managing employees in a global context often means putting the correct "type" of international employee in the right position. When a company decides to go abroad, managers instantly become faced with issues such as: Who should manage the foreign subsidiary? A person from headquarters, or a person from the local country? Correct assessment of such questions requires a careful analysis of the factors at hand.In this exercise, please read the mini-case and answer the questions that follow.Patricia Lee is the VP of international operations for an American retail clothing company with operations primarily in North America and Western Europe. Patricia is in charge of setting up her company's expansion into China and must create a strategy for the types of employees working in the new Chinese operations. Patricia realizes that understanding the local styles and culture is very important, as the Chinese market is very different from the countries her company has entered so far. Furthermore, there is a good deal of suspicion on the part of local citizens about whether her company will create local jobs or just try to "make a quick buck" in the quickly growing Chinese economy. At the same time, a good deal of integration with headquarters is required in order to keep costs low.What types of host-country nationals should Patricia seek to hire?A. people familiar with the local culture and fashion industryB. people familiar with the local culture and fashion industry, but not used to working with people from other culturesC. none: she should only employ parent-country nationals