Question 1:

The International Human Resource Management literature uses four terms to describe multinational enterprises' approaches to managing and staffing their subsidiaries.

(a) Briefly outline the main rationale behind each approach to staffing for international business.

(b) What are the main advantages and disadvantages of each approach?

Question 2:

(a) The International Human Resource Management literature has consistently identified three key reasons for transferring staff through the use of various forms of international assignments.

Elaborate on the three key reasons why multinationals persist in transferring staff for international assignments.

(b) In a cross-national context, multinational enterprises have more human resource options for different posts. However, each choice has different benefits and costs.

What are the main advantages and disadvantages of using Parent Country Nationals (PCNs) and Third Country Nationals (TCNs).