Consider this scenario; you work as the HR Manager for an International firm. Your company is headquartered in the US but has offices around the world (including in Italy, Japan, and the Netherlands, among others). You have just learned that your company leaders wish to roll out one standard Performance Management Program to employees/managers in all countries. The change will require all employees and managers to follow the same set of rules for conducting performance reviews. In the past, US employees working as expatriates often return to the US with lower than expected performance scores and feedback. You are concerned that a one-size-fits-all approach may be impossible given the norms and standards associated with ranking and rating performance