Question

Azus is an international food products company with subsidiaries in many countries. It employs host-country nationals extensively in each of its foreign locations. The corporate human resources (HR) function in Azus focuses primarily on coordinating relevant activities with their counterparts in each foreign location. Each subsidiary has its own fully functioning HR department that is responsible for managing all local HR issues for lower- and upper-level employees. In the given scenario, which of the following staffing models does Azus employ?
A) Regiocentric staffing model
B) Polycentric staffing model
C) Ethnocentric staffing model
D) Geocentric staffing model

Answer 1

Answer: Polycentric staffing model

Explanation:

The staffing model employed by Azus is the polycentric staffing model. This is an approach whereby the nationals of a particular country are employed in the central offices while foreigners are employed into their subsidiaries overseas. The foreigner are locals in their countey.

The advantages are that hiring locals are less costly and can improve employee morale and increase in productivity.