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human resource management Activities an organization conducts to use its human
resources effectively.
Staffing policy Strategy concerned with selecting employees for particular jobs.
ethnocentric staffing A staffing approach within the MNE in which all key management
positions are filled by parent-country nationals.
polycentric staffing A staffing policy in an MNE in which host-country nationals are
recruited to manage subsidiaries in their own country, while parent-country nationals
occupy key positions at corporate headquarters.
geocentric staffing A staffing policy where the best people are sought for key jobs
throughout an MNE, regardless of nationality.
expatriate failure The premature return of an expatriate manager to the home country.
expatriate manager A national of one country appointed to a management position in
another country.
The expatriate problem expatriate failure The premature return of an expatriate manager
to the home country.