Practicing International Management Case Expatriation or Dis

Practicing International Management Case (Expatriation or Discrimination?)

In addition to those mentioned in the case, what are some other advantages associated with the hiring of local managers in emerging markets?

What steps should a company take to ensure that, if taken to court, it can demonstrate that staffing cuts have not been discriminatory?

Solution

1. Local manager have minute knowledge of the area in which they are living

2. They know the customer preferences.

3. They have there people available which can help him to work in that area

4. They can be cost effective

If staffing cut is done on the basis of a score, which is set as a qualifier and that score design is same for all and was described to the employee at the time of joining , then it doesnot show any discrimination