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Ppt. On Staffing Approach by Pooja Sharma
Ppt. On Staffing Approach by Pooja Sharma
Definition of staffing
staffing means filling and keeping filled, position in the organizational structure.
Approaches of staffing
There are four main approaches of staffing 1. Ethnocentric approach 2. Polycentric approach 3. Regiocentric approach 4. Geocentric approach
Ethnocentric approach
Under this, parent nation employees fill all key positions in a multinational. That is key positions in domestic and foreign operations are held by headquarters personnel. Subsidiaries are managed by staff from the home country(PCNs).
operations. Home Staffing policies are replicated in countries. Talent skills transfer essentially one-way.
Polycentric approach
the multinational enterprise treats each subsidiary as a
(HCNs) and parent country nationals and are rarely transferred to foreign subsidiary nations.
to get the operations started, then hand them over to the host country managers Hindustan uniliver Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of uniliver has locals has its chiefs.
subsidiaries and avoids the turnover of key managers. Managing local politics and administration will be very easier.
managers and parent country national managers becomes difficult. It also becomes difficult to imbed the original cultural of company. This will not provide the opportunity to the host country employers to get exposure and experience outside their own country.
Geocentric appoarches
Multinational enterprise is taking a global approach
to its operations, recognizing that each part (subsidiaries and headquarters) makes a unique contribution with its unique competence. This approach subscribes the view of employing the best people in key positions throughout the organization with out the consideration of any nationality. Moreover, it helps the organization to develop core competency taking the best talents in the core team.
Advantages of geocentric approach: It enables a firm to develop an international executive team which assists in developing a global perspective. It over comes the federation drawback of the polycentric approach. It promotes co operation and resource sharing across units. Disadvantages of geocentric approach: Host governments want a high number of their citizens employed. Many western countries require companies to provide extensive documentation.
organization. Talent acquisition policies maximize long-term strength of the global organization. Talent and skills are deployed globally to achieve global goals while meeting local requirements
Regiocentric approach
in regiocentric approach Operations managed
regionally; communication and coordination high within the region. Like geocentric approach, it utilizes a wider pool of managers but in a limited way. This approach advocates the division of operations of the multinational company on the basis of some geographical regions and allows the transfer of employees with in a particular region
allows the interaction between executives transferred to regional areas. It can be a way for a multinational to move gradually from a purely ethnocentric or polycentric to a geocentric approach.
a country basis. While this approach does improve career prospects at the national level , it only moves the barrier to the regional level.
regional business results. Talent acquisition policies are developed and coordinated within regions. Talent and skills are developed within regions, with minimal inter-region transfer.