1. What are the reasons for using international assignments? 2. What is the role of inpatriates? Do inpatriates guarantee a geocentric staffing policy? 3. Should multinationals be concerned about expatriate failure? If so, why? 4. One of the dangers of performance appraisal is that, because the focus is so much on a particular individual, the teamwork aspect is lost. In an international location, it is perhaps desirable to focus more on how the PCN has settled in and is operating as part of a team, rather than as an individual. What are the difficulties and special circumstances experienced in team performance management? 5. Why is it important to include hard, soft, and contextual goals when assessing managerial performance?