Imagine that you and a small team of two to five colleagues are working with a medium-sized retail company that is expanding internationally. Although the headquarters will remain in Columbus, Ohio, the firm is opening a second office in Japan. They want to know what your team recommends in terms of recruiting for this new 30-person office. Your team’s job is to decide how to handle recruiting in the short term and long term.
Questions 

1. Should your company hire locally, hire expatriate employees, use a search firm, start developing a college recruiting program in Japan, or use a different recruiting approach? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each of these approaches.
2. What additional information would help your team decide?
3. Where will your team begin its recruitment efforts?