An ethnocentric staffing policy:
A) utilizes host-country nationals in key foreign management and technical positions.
B) assigns expatriates who have learned the language and culture of the country of their assignment.
C) is required in order to prepare home-country citizens for high-level managerial positions at headquarters.
D) two of the above.
E) none of A, B, and C.

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An ethnocentric staffing policy is based on the belief that the home country's personnel are better qualified and trustworthy than others, and therefore it uses employees from the home country to manage operations in foreign countries. This policy does not involve the use of host-country nationals, and it does not require expatriates to learn the language and culture of the foreign country. Its aim is to prepare employees from the home country for high-level managerial positions at the company's headquarters. Therefore, options A and B are incorrect, and option C is not a characteristic of an ethnocentric staffing policy. Thus, the correct answer is E.

An Ethnocentric Staffing Policy