A geocentric staffing policy
A) enables the practices used at headquarters to be transferred worldwide.
B) tends to be used with a global strategic orientation.
C) selects the best person for each job, without considering national origin.
D) involves human resources policies that are created at the local level for the specific context in which the local operations operate.

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Companies with a transnational strategic orientation, driven simultaneously by high pressures for cost reduction and high pressures for local responsiveness, often follow a geocentric staffing policy. These organizations select the best person for each job without considering national origin and can therefore capitalize on the advantages of each staffing policy.

A Geocentric Staffing Policy