Which of the following is a disadvantage of adopting a geocentric staffing approach?
A. Cultural myopia negatively influences effective management control.
B. Training and relocation costs increase when transferring managers from country to country.
C. Host-country nationals cannot progress beyond senior positions in their own subsidiary.
D. A gap forms between host-country managers and parent-country managers.
E. The lack of management transfers leads to a lack of integration between corporate headquarters and foreign subsidiaries.
Answer: B. Training and relocation costs increase when transferring managers from country to country