Geodyne, a United States-based player in the energy business is clear-cut in its human resources policy with regard to international expansion. While U.S. nationals staff key positions at its Orlando, Florida headquarters, it recruits locals to manage subsidiaries in each country that it goes into. Which of the following is an advantage of Geodyne's polycentric staffing approach?

Geodyne, a United States-based player in the energy business is clear-cut in its human resources policy with regard to international expansion. While U.S. nationals staff key positions at its Orlando, Florida headquarters, it recruits locals to manage subsidiaries in each country that it goes into. Which of the following is an advantage of Geodyne's polycentric staffing approach?



A. It is less expensive to implement as compared to other staffing approaches.


B. It gives host-country nationals unlimited opportunities to gain experience outside their own country.


C. It increases career mobility.


D. It increases interaction between the headquarters of a firm and its foreign subsidiaries.


E. It bridges the gap between host-country managers and parent-country managers.



Answer: A. It is less expensive to implement as compared to other staffing approaches


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