Born and raised in Portland, Michigan, John had never traveled overseas. After finishing his engineering program, John went to work for Cymatics, a Lansing, Michigan-based construction firm. In his fifteen-year career at Cymatics, John's work did not require any travel at all. John has excelled at his work and his superiors have always rated him very highly. An important opening has come up in Cymatics' Dubai operations and the company is considering who to send. According to Mendenhall and Oddou, what is the major problem in the selection of appropriate candidates for overseas assignments in many firms?
A. lack of technical abilities
B. equating domestic performance with overseas performance potential
C. lack of communication between line managers and HRM managers
D. geocentric staffing policy
E. polycentric staffing policy
Answer: B. equating domestic performance with overseas performance potential