Staffing Approach for an Australian Wine Company

APPROACHES TO STAFFING

implement its strategy.

▪ A staffing policy can be a tool for developing and promoting the firm’s corporate culture organization’s norms and value systems).STAFFING POLICY

▪ A firm’s staffing policy is concerned with the selection of employees who have the skills required to perform a particular job. (the

▪ A strong corporate culture can help the firm .

APPROACHES TO STAFFING

▪ There are four approaches to international staffing are:

Ethnocentric Approach

Polycentric Approach

Geocentric Approach

Regiocentric Approach .

▪ Subsidiaries are managed by the staff from the home country (PCNs). The adaption of expatriate managers to host countries often takes a long time. which may lead to reduced productivity and increased turnover among that group.

▪ Most appropriate during the early stages of set-up of a foreign subsidiary when the need for control is the greatest.

▪ There are often sound business reasons for pursuing an ethnocentric staffing policy:

▪ An ethnocentric policy. For many expatriates. These changes may affect expatriates’ sensitivity to the needs and expectations of their host-country subordinates. has a number of disadvantages: A perceived lack of qualified host country nationals. . often – considerable income gap in favour of PCNs is viewed by HCNs as unjustified. a key overseas position means new status. Expatriates are also very expensive to maintain in overseas location. It limits the promotion opportunities of HCNs. during which PCNs often make mistakes and poor decisions.ETHNOCENTRIC APPROACH

▪ Few foreign subsidiaries have an autonomy and strategic decisions are made at HQs. When PCN and HCN compensation packages are compared.

▪ Key positions in domestic and foreign operations are held by HQ’s personnel. however. The need to maintain good communication. coordination and control links with corporate HQs. authority and an increase in standard of living.

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