The host country is Thailand and the entry mode is joint-venture. The product to launch to Thailand is iPhone. Now that you have acquired knowledge about Motivation, Leadership, and HR management across culture, know a lot more about your host country environment and its culture, please answer the following questions: Which staffing policy you will use for top-level managers, and give your rationale for this policy (can relate to your industry, your entry mode choice, the particular environment in the host country, the level of control you need in your industry, the requirements of the local government, ...). Will you hire host country nationals as mid-level managers? Explain your rationale. How about the lower-level employees? We now know that the process of motivating people (how to motivate them) works quite universally but we are not so adamant on the content (what motivates people). What do you think motivates the host-country nationals? How would this differ from your home country? What motivation system would you implement in the host-country and explain your choice. We also know that leadership needs to change depending on the circumstances. In case of crisis and/or when employees are not experienced, we need a more hands-on leadership, when times are stable and/or the employees are skilled and experience, a more participative leadership can take place. With what you know of the employees you intend to hire, the industry, and the host-country environment: describe the kinds of leadership you think would be the most effective in this environment. Give your rationale. Add part 1 and end the final project by a short conclusion on whether you think it would be a good move for your business to enter this market. Use the answers and info you have gathered along the 5 weeks to provide pros and cons

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Staffing policy for toplevel managers I would use a mixture of expatriates and host country nationals for toplevel managers Since this is a joint vent... View the full answer