Choose ONE topic listed below and begin the discussion. State your opinion and how these are linked to current events or the material covered in class.

1. What are the major alternative staffing approaches for international operations? Explain the relative advantages of each and the conditions under which you would choose one approach over another
2. Why is the HRM role so much more complex, and important, in the international context?
3. Explain the common causes of expatriate failure. What are the major success factors for expatriate assignees? Explain the role and importance of each.
4. Make a list of the reasons you would want to accept a foreign assignment and a list of reasons you would want to reject it. Do they depend on the location?