Aimi Corporation, based in Japan, decides to open a big manufacturing and distribution center in China. It does this by acquiring operating facilities from another company in China. The management at Aimi believes that adopting this approach will provide the company with instant access to new markets. In this context, the HR function at Aimi Corporation will:
A) need to extend and expand its scope and operations to provide the appropriate contributions to firm performance.
B) need to be extended to include another set of employees but will not change in any other meaningful way.
C) become complicated because of the disparate relationship between the staff in Aimi's home-country and the staff of the acquired company.
D) need to be extended to include employees of the Chinese company involved in the acquisition.

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The Answer of Aimi Corporation, based in Japan, decides to open a big manufacturing and distribution center in China. It does this by acquiring operating facilities from another company in China. The management at Aimi believes that adopting this approach will provide the company with instant access to new markets. In this context, the HR function at Aimi Corporation will:
A) need to extend and expand its scope and operations to provide the appropriate contributions to firm performance.
B) need to be extended to include another set of employees but will not change in any other meaningful way.
C) become complicated because of the disparate relationship between the staff in Aimi's home-country and the staff of the acquired company.
D) need to be extended to include employees of the Chinese company involved in the acquisition.

Aimi Corporation, Based in Japan, Decides to Open a Big