After learning more about expatriates from another video, this video ties together, on a larger scale, the complexity and reasoning for many businesses to outsource, along with how they do so. It is obvious why international business, as a sector, pays so well after learning its true makeup.
Interesting video and it’s staffing strategies . Useful for any business to learn and keep in mind. This would help any business understand the importance staffing strategies in international business
To my understanding, the geocentric approach seems the most reasonable and effective for human resource. From what I see, this appears to have the most positive effects, that outweigh the disadvantages and prove to be the best on the global scale.
I enjoyed how the video used Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai to explain various staffing strategies. The explanation of ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric approaches made it easy to understand how companies manage culture, cost, and talent in global operations.
I liked how the video used Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai to explain various staffing strategies. The explanation in order of ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric approaches was super informative and helped me understand how companies manage culture, cost, and talent in global operations.I think this is helpful information for anyone going into the corporate world.
I appreciated that the video explained ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric approaches and where you can see each used. I was able to understand what these are and how they are used in business.
I did not know that there were different approaches to staffing in international business. The examples provided made it easy to understand how strategic staffing decisions impact the success of international operations.
This was an eye-opening video for me, as I had previously never given much thought into the different strategies used in international business staffing. It did a great job of explaining the three different strategies and why they are important and necessary.
I enjoyed how this video discussed the different staffing strategies. Each of the three approaches were defined perfectly with advantages and disadvantages.
Before this class, I had no idea how much went into doing business internationally, so this was incredibly interesting to learn about. I also love the images provided within this video, as I feel it helped explain each approach even better. I wish more businesses took staffing more seriously, as this seems beneficial with the right employees, but they have to be willing to work, and want the same things as the people hiring, which is difficult to find today in my opinion.
Until I took this course, I never really thought about the importance on staffing of firms who would operate overseas internationally. It can make a significant impact on the success of the firm and how there are three different approaches to staffing. There are so many variables to think about, such as culture, location, policies, family life, ect. I think these three approaches do a good job explaining how policies are changing to adapt to the modern world and finding the best method to be successful in staffing a firm.
I work as a manager at a country club in Tyler, it has been really been hard to find employees that actually want to work. It was extremely interesting to learn the different ways that businesses find and hire employees.
This video showed how important staffing and staff is to a company. Learning about the different staffing strategies is interesting because I got to learn the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy.
Staffing and utilizing your Human resources is a vital part of business. This Video does a great job of showing the advantages and disadvantages of the 3 different approaches. I think choosing which of the strategies to use relies on the "soft skills" that your human recourses have.
International business is something that really got my attention since I want to own a business and what better than to be an international business this video showed me a comprehensive overview of international staffing strategies, explaining ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric approaches. It delves into the advantages and disadvantages, offering valuable insights for businesses navigating global operations.
I particularly enjoyed this video because of the real world examples with actual companies. When there is an actual company that an example can be tied into I better grasp the concept because it's like putting a face to a name. I loved seeing how different staffing strategies are implemented across the globe and by different companies.
The explanation of the ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric approaches was really insightful. I found the ethnocentric approach interesting because it highlights how firms often want to maintain a consistent corporate culture, like when Samsung sends Korean managers to their foreign operations. But what stood out to me was the drawbacks of this approach, such as creating resentment among host country nationals. I also liked how the video broke down the polycentric and geocentric strategies, showing how they can help avoid these issues.
Nowadays there are a lot of businesses that have problems finding employees. I feel that if managers would know about these three approaches it would help them find better fit employees for their jobs. Also resulting in long term employees. Love this video!!
I enjoyed the layout you gave of the company structure. I was able to easily follow along to what the advatage and disadvatge of these were. You gave great real world examples to apply to our personal lives.
I learned a lot from this video because I am the assistant manager at my job and there have been issues with the staffing part of the business, I really enjoyed learning about staffing strategies for other businesses and the different takeaways from those experiences and work on applying some of them to my business.
It is very interesting to know the staffing strategies of international business. Human resources will be very diverse and experienced employees from different countries will have many unique ideas to develop the company as well as the branch they work for.
This video provided me a great insight of the staffing strategy and how it is used today with examples. I found it interesting the different types and approaches of the staffing strategy.
I thought this video was super informative about how every business should be serious about the different staffing strategies. I think staffing is one of the most important aspects of running a successful business.
It is interesting to see the different approaches international businesses use in order to staff their companies. I like how it breaks down the advantages and disadvantages associated with each approach. It is nice to understand why the decision was made in relation to who the businesses where trying to appeal to when choosing its staff members.
I never thought that different HRM strategies, particularly in the area of staffing, would need to be implemented in accordance with different business strategies. I learned from this video how crucial it is to select the best candidates for a position.
Staffing strategies are extremely important for any international business. As mentioned in the video, the incorrect staffing choice can result to the utter failure of a branch of the business, or the business as a whole. I liked how the different approaches were organized and explained.
I have never really considered staffing strategies and their importance before. Actually, I did not realize that there were even strategies to this topic. My initial thought of the topic was that every company would follow an ethnocentric approach, but after reviewing this video, it is clear that that is not the case with the existence and implementations of the polycentric and geocentric approaches. Personally, I think the geocentric approach makes the most sense if regulations and its expense are limited. Great video!
It never occurred to me that different business strategies would need to implement different HRM strategies, especially when it comes to staffing. This is a very interesting concept, and I like how the video laid out the advantages and limitation of each staffing strategy. One concept I think is very important is resentment in host-country employees. It makes sense that a host-country employee would find it difficult to work in an environment where they felt their culture and business practices were not understood by their managers. It would also lead to problems if they felt there was not growth for them in the company. This is an important thing to consider when choosing a staffing policy.
I didn't know that there were so many things that go into hiring employees. I liked getting to see the different businesses that correlated with different approaches.
I really enjoyed the assertion of real-world examples in this video. Sometimes, topics like this can be difficult to understand but not when they can be applied to our everyday lives.
The video demonstrated the crucial role that staffing and personnel play in a business. It was intriguing to explore various staffing strategies, as it allowed me to understand the pros and cons associated with each approach.
I really enjoy how these videos put certain things into perspective. I love visual aid and having something to really show me what we are learning. Amazing job!
This video helped me better understand the importance of staffing. It can be critical in maintaining the culture of the company and achieving company goals. The ethnocentric approach was very interesting. I could see why having the same ethnicity supervise all over the world would be beneficial for certain companies.
This video is a great watch! I never really thought about how complex it is to send people to work in another country. There truly is so much to learn and do to make this successful. This video really outlines what it takes to get that going and provides the necessary tools to accomplish the goal of international business.
Using the real life very well known company Tesla, really helped me grasp the concepts discussed in this lecture. I was very interested in learning about all of the advantages as well as the disadvantages for the Ethnocentric, Polycentric, and Geocentric approaches. It always surprises me how involved other countries are in companies and brands I uses or hear about in my day to day. I thing is was a great video to end the course on and I will be using these videos in my following courses to help me in my studies.
This video was very interesting to learn about different staffing strategies. It is important for someone who may be in the process of hiring to know this information. I never realized the complexity that actually goes into it.
Staffing is important I have worked for international companies and the best success I have found is a merging of both the parent corporation and country of location is both in the management as a mentor to parent officers but the parent officers to mold the country officers for the quality of the product to be maintained.
It is intresting to see how there are different strategies to staff people. I have been working for a while and did not realize these methods. I learned alot from this video.
Its very interesting how jobs use the staffing strategy to select employees for certain jobs. This is very important for the success of a company. There is three different approaches to the staffing strategy the ethnocentric, polycentric and geocentric. He explains these very well. This video explains just how much can go into the hiring process for a company.
This video made me understand that it is important to choose the right people for a job. Not only because of their ability but because it seems to set an image for the company. In addition, learning about the different approaches was interesting because I did not think there were three approaches to staffing.
This video fascinated me. I never knew so much debate would be put into who would be hired to run a domestic company in a foreign country. I have a newfound respect for owners and managers who have to make these decisions, often through trial and error.
Great video. I really like how you apply real-world examples to help us better understand the topic. It's always interesting to see how other companies and also countries operate. It's nice to see how they differ from the US and what we're used to seeing.
It is interesting to learn the advantages and limitations of different staffing approaches. I like that the geocentric approach is very inclusive and benefits people from all over the world, rather than just the home country. I think it is also smart to build a unified corporate culture to gain support from the citizens.
I particularly enjoyed this video because I am a manager and I must make decisions about who to hire or not. While this is not on a global scale, I could only imagine the development of these strategies before any decisions are made. I enjoyed learning about the different type of strategies and where they are best applied, example, global vs local. Thank you!
I think this video is interesting because it discusses the different types of staffing strategies in international business. Choosing great candidates is crucial and the video stated that some countries can be underdeveloped and may not have a unified corporate culture. In addition, it is important to be able to transfer core competencies to a foreign operation for a ethnocentric approach. In contrast, polycentric approach may be less expensive.
This video gives great insight at how important staffing is in business. I did not know there were different approaches to staffing. It is important to hire the right people for your business so that it can be ran as efficient as possible. I can understand how the Geocentric approach is popular today since it allows for the most diversity, which is great!. This approach could also bring new ideas to businesses as diverse people have many different ideas that could help the success of the company! This is a great video!
This video was really informative regarding how businesses have different strategies in staffing. I'm a visual person, and the images applied to each approach really helped create a strong understanding on how businesses achieve their staffing needs. Also, the limitations on each approach helped me understand that every staffing approach comes with its set backs and depending on the scenario, a business must pick the right option for its organization's success.
I found it interesting that in this video, it used the example of real companies to get the point across, such as the example on the “Dutch mafia”. The Geocentric approach, in my opinion was the best option for many companies, as you know you’re filling executive positions with the most professional option possible.
Before this, I never realized how important staffing was internationally and all the thought that goes into staffing in international business. It's super interesting to see how each has there advantages and disadvantages. That most of the shortcomings of one are what the other excels in. I can understand why many companies would lean towards a geocentric approach, especially in America because people care quite a lot about diversity and inclusion. Although, in some cultures, it may be the norm to have an ethnocentric approach.
It's interesting to hear the different types of staffing strategies and examples of some countries approaches. The video informed me how important staffing strategies are to the company's as it can affect their success. When hearing the example of cultural myopia, I thought it was shocking to hear how people from different types of work cultures view some action as okay, and it made more sense why it's very important when picking a staffing strategy.
This video was very informative about the different scenarios you can face while trying to staff a business. I enjoyed learning about the different staffing strategies and their advantages and limitations. In the future, I plan on having my own business. I will most likely use the Ethnocentric approach for the majority, but will be excited to hire anyone willing to work!
I enjoyed this video because I think it is important to consider different staffing strategies and policies especially when corporations branch out into other countries other than their home country. It is also important to know the culture of the country before just assigning someone there, it is also important that the transfer is trained highly well in order to decrease the chances of lawsuits, both poly and ethnocentric are important to have as long as their are boundaries between the two
I found this video to be very interesting! I had always wondered how people where selected to be in charge of some of the international locations of businesses!
I was able to relate to this video especially because I assist in the hiring process for for small business I currently work for. But it was interesting to see the staffing strategies explained from a broader perspective in regards to the hiring process for much larger companies and businesses. There are a lot that go into managing a business, much less the staffing department - which is said and believed to be the make or break piece of any company.
I did not know that staff could be such a big issue where you have different approaches. It does make sense after watching the video that when hiring a person internationally you will run into challenges. I will say it would be nice to work abroad and get some good benefits.
It's interesting to see how complex staffing can get for international businesses. I assumed companies would always implement the geocentric approach to ensure they hired the right people with the right skills. After learning about the advantages and disadvantages of each policy, I can see how a business could use this to their advantage to ensure high productivity and gain a competitive advantage.
Prior to this video I had not thought about staffing in international business, however it makes sense that staffing should be a major consideration in international business. Choosing the right strategy for staffing depends on the company as well as the host country, it is important to choose a strategy based on these factors.
This video is full of information and how it can help to do staffing strategies and support to do it. If you do your own business this video will help you become a beginner lot and how to tackle and how can you do manage staff.
I found the differences in Ethno, Poly, and Geocentric approaches to staffing very interesting. In the end, it comes down to a balancing act between utilizing host and parent company nationals to find the best combination of workers to successfully manage a company or organization.
Being the Director of Basketball Operations at a University has helped me understand firsthand how important hiring the right people matters. We like to say that "you are only as strong as your weakest employee", and with that, we must hire the people that meet our cultures standards from top to bottom.
I found this video very helpful and informative on discussing the different staffing strategies needed in the business world. I feel like staffing play a major role in how the effective a business can be and it is important that businesses how this could affect the company.
This is definitely a concept that businesses should take very seriously because a business cannot be successful without staff. Everything comes into play such as the hiring techniques on a global level, the strategy right for a certain company, and understanding all of the different options when using staffing strategies.
Thank you for this insightful video lecture! I was never aware that having such strategies lead to higher rates of success. I assumed that companies hired whoever was willing to work and did well.
Staffing is something I've never thought of in business terms. I always assume if you need staff, you hold interviews and pick the best qualified when in reality it is much more complicated.
I currently work at a company that uses the polycentric approach, the headquarters are located in Germany. There is a lot of communication via Zoom calls and vice versa. However, after looking at the company website I noticed that there were more opportunities in Germany for growth than here in the states. For example, they had paid internships for corporate positions and corporate management opportunities, something that is not available to us. Which does cause some resentment in my behalf.
Before watching this video, I was not aware of the various different approaches of staffing policies. The one policy that caught my attention was the ethnocentric approach. I can understand wanting to keep the same culture and values company-wide, but it seems so difficult to relocate so many employees to other countries for management positions. The geocentric approach seems to be the fairest way of staffing a company, because the nationality of an employee is not a consideration when hiring someone new. Diversity in a company, especially in leadership, can offer great success and new ideas. I think that hiring a candidate based on capability is the most beneficial staffing approach.
I was completely unfamiliar with the different international business strategies used by companies to hire employees. I just assumed that every business used the Geocentric Approach to hiring since that is solely based on skill and qualifications. It was interesting to learn about the strengths, weaknesses, and reasoning behind using the Ethnocentric and Polycentric Approaches, especially since I had no prior knowledge of them.
I understand why there are challenges when working internationally. However, this can help a company have a different view for their business and help them understand how to be successful with national consumers.
Staffing in a domestic business is very important. Strategy in an international business is make or break. It is interesting to see how the different companies use the strategies that work beat for them and it’s also interesting that different companies use different strategies depending on the wants and needs of their business.
This video was helpful when it came to discussing the different parts of staffing strategies. This is something that every business should take very seriously as it could end up affecting the whole business if it is done poorly. I think it is important to learn the different strategies, especially if you were to be a manager who deals with hiring new employees.
We saw these appraoches in the movie we watched in class. It began with American leaders then eventually replaced with Chinese leaders. After the change there was a huge cultural difference that lead to the unions coming in.
I feel that the staffing strategy is very important for businesses. We have to make sure that potential candidates have the qualifications and experience for the position. Many companies can fail due to the lack of knowledge of the staffing strategy. It is important to know the 3 different approaches and how they play a role in your company.
It was interesting to see the hiring techniques used on a global scale. As mentioned in the video, staffing is important for a company’s success, so it is important to be able to apply the best strategy that fits the company. I think that having a great culture can be the key for a company to be successful when it comes to staffing. It seems as though it would be difficult to maintain one when having a high turnover rate.
Staffing is something that has terrified me recently. I have a small business and the thought of being able to trust someone to do the things you do, the way you do it is hard. It's nearly impossible to clone yourself as a worker. This is why I think that staffing internationally is a spectacular thing and sticker to add to your wall if you can manage to do it correctly.
Good staffing is essential. For most companies, labor is the highest cost. Its also a factor with high variation in input. Unlike a machine, no two workers create the same amount of input. Those factors, plus the necessity of effective leaders, means companies must have a good staffing strategy that meets their goals.
The staffing strategy for international business is so important for a company going abroad. Like it said in the beginning, who you hire to be on site and running your business decides the success of the business. The same goes for companies working internationally.
I feel like staffing is one of the most important things that can make a company make or break, both domestically and internationally. It's interesting to see the different staffing strategies that are used and which strategy was typically used for each company. Personally, I prefer the geocentric approach since it based on one's merit instead of their background, even it has its disadvantages.
Understanding the various staffing strategies is critical for the success of an organization. A business can choose the strategy they feel will be most effective for their organization as they go abroad. It is vital that staffing is done correctly or the business will ultimately suffer.
I never gave any thought to the staffing strategy. Not only that but taking to account the different workplace of each culture. Each culture has different acts different in a workplace environment such as the case with Mitsubishi.
Staffing strategy is very important for businesses to be successful. Since different strategies have certain benefits and limitations it is vital to weigh out each option for staffing.
It makes sense that host countries would have problems with companies preventing locals from being hired or promoted to management. However, it never occured to me that companies would have staffing polices that may actually prevent locals from being hired. I think that this is such a horrible thing to do. Geocentric staffing methods are likely the best eventhough it may be more expensive.
The video explain well how companies have to very selective on staffing when branching out to a new country. Whether they would hire a local or parent country citizens, and how it can lead to culture myopia
If a firm can develop a staffing strategy that takes into account these key considerations, companies can build a strong global workforce that can help them achieve their goals and objectives in international markets.
Hiring people is very difficult. There is a reason companies have entire teams dedicated to hiring people. Every industry has different needs and every position with in those industry have different needs. It is very important to know the different types of staffing strategies and their advantages and disadvantages. Human resource employees should know these different types and apply them accordingly to every staffing position.
It doesn't make any sense to me to try and bring a foreign nations workplace culture into another country. It makes the most sense that if you want to enter a foreign country the workforce culture would be something you are buying into. In the documentary, "American Factory", there were people who learned to get along and appreciate each others culture. However, the overwhelming sentiment was of division.
I found it to be interesting how the Geocentric Approach is defined as "...assigns job positions to any person best suited for the position, regardless of the employee's background, culture or country of origin." In my opinion, this would be the best approach in a perfect world. However, in todays business environment, I believe a person's background does matter when it comes to being considered for a position. It is important to take into account a prospective candidate's history via resumes and references to be able to understand as to whether or not they would best fulfill the role.
After learning more about expatriates from another video, this video ties together, on a larger scale, the complexity and reasoning for many businesses to outsource, along with how they do so. It is obvious why international business, as a sector, pays so well after learning its true makeup.
Interesting video and it’s staffing strategies . Useful for any business to learn and keep in mind. This would help any business understand the importance staffing strategies in international business
To my understanding, the geocentric approach seems the most reasonable and effective for human resource. From what I see, this appears to have the most positive effects, that outweigh the disadvantages and prove to be the best on the global scale.
I enjoyed how the video used Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai to explain various staffing strategies. The explanation of ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric approaches made it easy to understand how companies manage culture, cost, and talent in global operations.
I liked how the video used Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai to explain various staffing strategies. The explanation in order of ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric approaches was super informative and helped me understand how companies manage culture, cost, and talent in global operations.I think this is helpful information for anyone going into the corporate world.
I appreciated that the video explained ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric approaches and where you can see each used. I was able to understand what these are and how they are used in business.
Great video on staffing strategies in international business! Your analysis was very informative.
very useful information. defiantly helps obtain an idea of how business work regarding staffing strategy,
I did not know that there were different approaches to staffing in international business. The examples provided made it easy to understand how strategic staffing decisions impact the success of international operations.
This was an eye-opening video for me, as I had previously never given much thought into the different strategies used in international business staffing. It did a great job of explaining the three different strategies and why they are important and necessary.
I enjoyed how this video discussed the different staffing strategies. Each of the three approaches were defined perfectly with advantages and disadvantages.
Before this class, I had no idea how much went into doing business internationally, so this was incredibly interesting to learn about. I also love the images provided within this video, as I feel it helped explain each approach even better. I wish more businesses took staffing more seriously, as this seems beneficial with the right employees, but they have to be willing to work, and want the same things as the people hiring, which is difficult to find today in my opinion.
Until I took this course, I never really thought about the importance on staffing of firms who would operate overseas internationally. It can make a significant impact on the success of the firm and how there are three different approaches to staffing. There are so many variables to think about, such as culture, location, policies, family life, ect. I think these three approaches do a good job explaining how policies are changing to adapt to the modern world and finding the best method to be successful in staffing a firm.
This video was very informative on how staffing works. it was interesting to learn how the different strategies are thought out.
I work as a manager at a country club in Tyler, it has been really been hard to find employees that actually want to work. It was extremely interesting to learn the different ways that businesses find and hire employees.
This video showed how important staffing and staff is to a company. Learning about the different staffing strategies is interesting because I got to learn the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy.
Staffing and utilizing your Human resources is a vital part of business. This Video does a great job of showing the advantages and disadvantages of the 3 different approaches. I think choosing which of the strategies to use relies on the "soft skills" that your human recourses have.
International business is something that really got my attention since I want to own a business and what better than to be an international business this video showed me a comprehensive overview of international staffing strategies, explaining ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric approaches. It delves into the advantages and disadvantages, offering valuable insights for businesses navigating global operations.
I particularly enjoyed this video because of the real world examples with actual companies. When there is an actual company that an example can be tied into I better grasp the concept because it's like putting a face to a name. I loved seeing how different staffing strategies are implemented across the globe and by different companies.
This video shows how important staffing strategies are. The limitations are helpful with showing how they are not all positive
The explanation of the ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric approaches was really insightful. I found the ethnocentric approach interesting because it highlights how firms often want to maintain a consistent corporate culture, like when Samsung sends Korean managers to their foreign operations. But what stood out to me was the drawbacks of this approach, such as creating resentment among host country nationals. I also liked how the video broke down the polycentric and geocentric strategies, showing how they can help avoid these issues.
Nowadays there are a lot of businesses that have problems finding employees. I feel that if managers would know about these three approaches it would help them find better fit employees for their jobs. Also resulting in long term employees. Love this video!!
I enjoyed the layout you gave of the company structure. I was able to easily follow along to what the advatage and disadvatge of these were. You gave great real world examples to apply to our personal lives.
I learned a lot from this video because I am the assistant manager at my job and there have been issues with the staffing part of the business, I really enjoyed learning about staffing strategies for other businesses and the different takeaways from those experiences and work on applying some of them to my business.
It is very interesting to know the staffing strategies of international business. Human resources will be very diverse and experienced employees from different countries will have many unique ideas to develop the company as well as the branch they work for.
This video provided me a great insight of the staffing strategy and how it is used today with examples. I found it interesting the different types and approaches of the staffing strategy.
I thought this video was super informative about how every business should be serious about the different staffing strategies. I think staffing is one of the most important aspects of running a successful business.
It is interesting to see the different approaches international businesses use in order to staff their companies. I like how it breaks down the advantages and disadvantages associated with each approach. It is nice to understand why the decision was made in relation to who the businesses where trying to appeal to when choosing its staff members.
I never thought that different HRM strategies, particularly in the area of staffing, would need to be implemented in accordance with different business strategies. I learned from this video how crucial it is to select the best candidates for a position.
Staffing strategies are extremely important for any international business. As mentioned in the video, the incorrect staffing choice can result to the utter failure of a branch of the business, or the business as a whole. I liked how the different approaches were organized and explained.
I have never really considered staffing strategies and their importance before. Actually, I did not realize that there were even strategies to this topic. My initial thought of the topic was that every company would follow an ethnocentric approach, but after reviewing this video, it is clear that that is not the case with the existence and implementations of the polycentric and geocentric approaches. Personally, I think the geocentric approach makes the most sense if regulations and its expense are limited. Great video!
It never occurred to me that different business strategies would need to implement different HRM strategies, especially when it comes to staffing. This is a very interesting concept, and I like how the video laid out the advantages and limitation of each staffing strategy. One concept I think is very important is resentment in host-country employees. It makes sense that a host-country employee would find it difficult to work in an environment where they felt their culture and business practices were not understood by their managers. It would also lead to problems if they felt there was not growth for them in the company. This is an important thing to consider when choosing a staffing policy.
I didn't know that there were so many things that go into hiring employees. I liked getting to see the different businesses that correlated with different approaches.
I really enjoyed the assertion of real-world examples in this video. Sometimes, topics like this can be difficult to understand but not when they can be applied to our everyday lives.
The video demonstrated the crucial role that staffing and personnel play in a business. It was intriguing to explore various staffing strategies, as it allowed me to understand the pros and cons associated with each approach.
I really enjoy how these videos put certain things into perspective. I love visual aid and having something to really show me what we are learning. Amazing job!
This video helped me better understand the importance of staffing. It can be critical in maintaining the culture of the company and achieving company goals. The ethnocentric approach was very interesting. I could see why having the same ethnicity supervise all over the world would be beneficial for certain companies.
This video is a great watch! I never really thought about how complex it is to send people to work in another country. There truly is so much to learn and do to make this successful. This video really outlines what it takes to get that going and provides the necessary tools to accomplish the goal of international business.
This is a very clear video with great examples. Thank you!
It is a very good idea to have a diverse approach on staffing strategies. Great way to increase your soft skills and self value
Using the real life very well known company Tesla, really helped me grasp the concepts discussed in this lecture. I was very interested in learning about all of the advantages as well as the disadvantages for the Ethnocentric, Polycentric, and Geocentric approaches. It always surprises me how involved other countries are in companies and brands I uses or hear about in my day to day. I thing is was a great video to end the course on and I will be using these videos in my following courses to help me in my studies.
This video was very interesting to learn about different staffing strategies. It is important for someone who may be in the process of hiring to know this information. I never realized the complexity that actually goes into it.
Staffing is important I have worked for international companies and the best success I have found is a merging of both the parent corporation and country of location is both in the management as a mentor to parent officers but the parent officers to mold the country officers for the quality of the product to be maintained.
It is intresting to see how there are different strategies to staff people. I have been working for a while and did not realize these methods. I learned alot from this video.
Its very interesting how jobs use the staffing strategy to select employees for certain jobs. This is very important for the success of a company. There is three different approaches to the staffing strategy the ethnocentric, polycentric and geocentric. He explains these very well. This video explains just how much can go into the hiring process for a company.
This video made me understand that it is important to choose the right people for a job. Not only because of their ability but because it seems to set an image for the company. In addition, learning about the different approaches was interesting because I did not think there were three approaches to staffing.
This video fascinated me. I never knew so much debate would be put into who would be hired to run a domestic company in a foreign country. I have a newfound respect for owners and managers who have to make these decisions, often through trial and error.
Great video. I really like how you apply real-world examples to help us better understand the topic. It's always interesting to see how other companies and also countries operate. It's nice to see how they differ from the US and what we're used to seeing.
It is interesting to learn the advantages and limitations of different staffing approaches. I like that the geocentric approach is very inclusive and benefits people from all over the world, rather than just the home country. I think it is also smart to build a unified corporate culture to gain support from the citizens.
I particularly enjoyed this video because I am a manager and I must make decisions about who to hire or not. While this is not on a global scale, I could only imagine the development of these strategies before any decisions are made. I enjoyed learning about the different type of strategies and where they are best applied, example, global vs local. Thank you!
I think this video is interesting because it discusses the different types of staffing strategies in international business. Choosing great candidates is crucial and the video stated that some countries can be underdeveloped and may not have a unified corporate culture. In addition, it is important to be able to transfer core competencies to a foreign operation for a ethnocentric approach. In contrast, polycentric approach may be less expensive.
This video gives great insight at how important staffing is in business. I did not know there were different approaches to staffing. It is important to hire the right people for your business so that it can be ran as efficient as possible. I can understand how the Geocentric approach is popular today since it allows for the most diversity, which is great!. This approach could also bring new ideas to businesses as diverse people have many different ideas that could help the success of the company! This is a great video!
This video was really informative regarding how businesses have different strategies in staffing. I'm a visual person, and the images applied to each approach really helped create a strong understanding on how businesses achieve their staffing needs. Also, the limitations on each approach helped me understand that every staffing approach comes with its set backs and depending on the scenario, a business must pick the right option for its organization's success.
I found it interesting that in this video, it used the example of real companies to get the point across, such as the example on the “Dutch mafia”. The Geocentric approach, in my opinion was the best option for many companies, as you know you’re filling executive positions with the most professional option possible.
Before this, I never realized how important staffing was internationally and all the thought that goes into staffing in international business. It's super interesting to see how each has there advantages and disadvantages. That most of the shortcomings of one are what the other excels in. I can understand why many companies would lean towards a geocentric approach, especially in America because people care quite a lot about diversity and inclusion. Although, in some cultures, it may be the norm to have an ethnocentric approach.
It's interesting to hear the different types of staffing strategies and examples of some countries approaches. The video informed me how important staffing strategies are to the company's as it can affect their success. When hearing the example of cultural myopia, I thought it was shocking to hear how people from different types of work cultures view some action as okay, and it made more sense why it's very important when picking a staffing strategy.
This video was very informative about the different scenarios you can face while trying to staff a business. I enjoyed learning about the different staffing strategies and their advantages and limitations. In the future, I plan on having my own business. I will most likely use the Ethnocentric approach for the majority, but will be excited to hire anyone willing to work!
Great video better than my lecturer explanation. Thank you!
I enjoyed this video because I think it is important to consider different staffing strategies and policies especially when corporations branch out into other countries other than their home country. It is also important to know the culture of the country before just assigning someone there, it is also important that the transfer is trained highly well in order to decrease the chances of lawsuits, both poly and ethnocentric are important to have as long as their are boundaries between the two
I found this video to be very interesting! I had always wondered how people where selected to be in charge of some of the international locations of businesses!
I was able to relate to this video especially because I assist in the hiring process for for small business I currently work for. But it was interesting to see the staffing strategies explained from a broader perspective in regards to the hiring process for much larger companies and businesses. There are a lot that go into managing a business, much less the staffing department - which is said and believed to be the make or break piece of any company.
I did not know that staff could be such a big issue where you have different approaches. It does make sense after watching the video that when hiring a person internationally you will run into challenges. I will say it would be nice to work abroad and get some good benefits.
It's interesting to see how complex staffing can get for international businesses. I assumed companies would always implement the geocentric approach to ensure they hired the right people with the right skills. After learning about the advantages and disadvantages of each policy, I can see how a business could use this to their advantage to ensure high productivity and gain a competitive advantage.
Prior to this video I had not thought about staffing in international business, however it makes sense that staffing should be a major consideration in international business. Choosing the right strategy for staffing depends on the company as well as the host country, it is important to choose a strategy based on these factors.
This video is full of information and how it can help to do staffing strategies and support to do it. If you do your own business this video will help you become a beginner lot and how to tackle and how can you do manage staff.
I found the differences in Ethno, Poly, and Geocentric approaches to staffing very interesting. In the end, it comes down to a balancing act between utilizing host and parent company nationals to find the best combination of workers to successfully manage a company or organization.
Being the Director of Basketball Operations at a University has helped me understand firsthand how important hiring the right people matters. We like to say that "you are only as strong as your weakest employee", and with that, we must hire the people that meet our cultures standards from top to bottom.
I found this video very helpful and informative on discussing the different staffing strategies needed in the business world. I feel like staffing play a major role in how the effective a business can be and it is important that businesses how this could affect the company.
This is definitely a concept that businesses should take very seriously because a business cannot be successful without staff. Everything comes into play such as the hiring techniques on a global level, the strategy right for a certain company, and understanding all of the different options when using staffing strategies.
Thank you for this insightful video lecture! I was never aware that having such strategies lead to higher rates of success. I assumed that companies hired whoever was willing to work and did well.
Staffing is something I've never thought of in business terms. I always assume if you need staff, you hold interviews and pick the best qualified when in reality it is much more complicated.
I currently work at a company that uses the polycentric approach, the headquarters are located in Germany. There is a lot of communication via Zoom calls and vice versa. However, after looking at the company website I noticed that there were more opportunities in Germany for growth than here in the states. For example, they had paid internships for corporate positions and corporate management opportunities, something that is not available to us. Which does cause some resentment in my behalf.
Before watching this video, I was not aware of the various different approaches of staffing policies. The one policy that caught my attention was the ethnocentric approach. I can understand wanting to keep the same culture and values company-wide, but it seems so difficult to relocate so many employees to other countries for management positions. The geocentric approach seems to be the fairest way of staffing a company, because the nationality of an employee is not a consideration when hiring someone new. Diversity in a company, especially in leadership, can offer great success and new ideas. I think that hiring a candidate based on capability is the most beneficial staffing approach.
I was completely unfamiliar with the different international business strategies used by companies to hire employees. I just assumed that every business used the Geocentric Approach to hiring since that is solely based on skill and qualifications. It was interesting to learn about the strengths, weaknesses, and reasoning behind using the Ethnocentric and Polycentric Approaches, especially since I had no prior knowledge of them.
Thank you ! This is was an extremely helpful video .
I understand why there are challenges when working internationally. However, this can help a company have a different view for their business and help them understand how to be successful with national consumers.
Staffing in a domestic business is very important. Strategy in an international business is make or break. It is interesting to see how the different companies use the strategies that work beat for them and it’s also interesting that different companies use different strategies depending on the wants and needs of their business.
This video was helpful when it came to discussing the different parts of staffing strategies. This is something that every business should take very seriously as it could end up affecting the whole business if it is done poorly. I think it is important to learn the different strategies, especially if you were to be a manager who deals with hiring new employees.
We saw these appraoches in the movie we watched in class. It began with American leaders then eventually replaced with Chinese leaders. After the change there was a huge cultural difference that lead to the unions coming in.
I feel that the staffing strategy is very important for businesses. We have to make sure that potential candidates have the qualifications and experience for the position. Many companies can fail due to the lack of knowledge of the staffing strategy. It is important to know the 3 different approaches and how they play a role in your company.
It was interesting to see the hiring techniques used on a global scale. As mentioned in the video, staffing is important for a company’s success, so it is important to be able to apply the best strategy that fits the company. I think that having a great culture can be the key for a company to be successful when it comes to staffing. It seems as though it would be difficult to maintain one when having a high turnover rate.
Staffing is something that has terrified me recently. I have a small business and the thought of being able to trust someone to do the things you do, the way you do it is hard. It's nearly impossible to clone yourself as a worker. This is why I think that staffing internationally is a spectacular thing and sticker to add to your wall if you can manage to do it correctly.
Good staffing is essential. For most companies, labor is the highest cost. Its also a factor with high variation in input. Unlike a machine, no two workers create the same amount of input. Those factors, plus the necessity of effective leaders, means companies must have a good staffing strategy that meets their goals.
The staffing strategy for international business is so important for a company going abroad. Like it said in the beginning, who you hire to be on site and running your business decides the success of the business. The same goes for companies working internationally.
Explained well.
I feel like staffing is one of the most important things that can make a company make or break, both domestically and internationally. It's interesting to see the different staffing strategies that are used and which strategy was typically used for each company. Personally, I prefer the geocentric approach since it based on one's merit instead of their background, even it has its disadvantages.
Understanding the various staffing strategies is critical for the success of an organization. A business can choose the strategy they feel will be most effective for their organization as they go abroad. It is vital that staffing is done correctly or the business will ultimately suffer.
I never gave any thought to the staffing strategy. Not only that but taking to account the different workplace of each culture. Each culture has different acts different in a workplace environment such as the case with Mitsubishi.
Staffing strategy is very important for businesses to be successful. Since different strategies have certain benefits and limitations it is vital to weigh out each option for staffing.
It makes sense that host countries would have problems with companies preventing locals from being hired or promoted to management. However, it never occured to me that companies would have staffing polices that may actually prevent locals from being hired. I think that this is such a horrible thing to do. Geocentric staffing methods are likely the best eventhough it may be more expensive.
The video explain well how companies have to very selective on staffing when branching out to a new country. Whether they would hire a local or parent country citizens, and how it can lead to culture myopia
If a firm can develop a staffing strategy that takes into account these key considerations, companies can build a strong global workforce that can help them achieve their goals and objectives in international markets.
Hiring people is very difficult. There is a reason companies have entire teams dedicated to hiring people. Every industry has different needs and every position with in those industry have different needs. It is very important to know the different types of staffing strategies and their advantages and disadvantages. Human resource employees should know these different types and apply them accordingly to every staffing position.
It doesn't make any sense to me to try and bring a foreign nations workplace culture into another country. It makes the most sense that if you want to enter a foreign country the workforce culture would be something you are buying into. In the documentary, "American Factory", there were people who learned to get along and appreciate each others culture. However, the overwhelming sentiment was of division.
I found it to be interesting how the Geocentric Approach is defined as "...assigns job positions to any person best suited for the position, regardless of the employee's background, culture or country of origin." In my opinion, this would be the best approach in a perfect world. However, in todays business environment, I believe a person's background does matter when it comes to being considered for a position. It is important to take into account a prospective candidate's history via resumes and references to be able to understand as to whether or not they would best fulfill the role.
What approach did Elon Musk ended up choosing?
A Chinese with international working and education background.
@@BusinessSchool101 Thank you! and just to make sure, Musk used the geocentric staffing approach. Correct?