1. What might explain Justin’s failure to perform well in his new leadership role as the head of the Asia-Pacific division?

2. What might Compcorp have done to increase prospects for Justin’s successful performance? What might Justin himself have done to enhance the likelihood of success in his new assignment and to help avoid derailing an otherwise highly promising career in Compcorp?

This mini-case provides an opportunity for students to examine a situation in which a young manager who has performed well in a domestic context is offered the opportunity to extend his earlier success within an international context, but with performance that was not as outstanding.