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36. Which of the following is an example of the home-country national strategy? a. A U.K. based multinational company, with a small presence in Nigeria, transfers the entire Nigerian business to the U.K. b. A software company based in Germany hires employees from the U.K. and the U.S. to avail the latest technical knowledge. c. A multinational company based in the U.S. outsources its back office operations to Kenya and then transfers a Kenyan employee to Sri Lanka to head operations there. d. A multinational company based in the Italy hires British employees to manage their operations in Britain. e. A multinational company based in France recruits software engineers for its new facilities in Paris. 37. Using which of the following categories of staff can eliminate the language and cultural barriers faced when entering an overseas market? a. Home-country nationals b. Expatriates c. Host-country nationals d. Inpatriates e. Third-country nationals 38. Which of the following is a disadvantage of the host-country national strategy? a. This strategy can adversely affect motivation of local workers. b. Language and cultural barriers can hinder the success of this staffing strategy. c. The added cost of visa and hiring factors add up to be a major expense. d. Adapting to foreign environment may be difficult for a manager and his/her family, resulting in less productivity when using this strategy. e. The host-country manager may not understand business objectives as well as his/her home-country counterpart without proper training. 39. Which of the following is an example of the host-country national strategy? a. An India-based firm starts operations in the U.K. and shifts 25% of its total employee strength to handle the startup. b. A fashion apparel manufacturing company, based in France, opens operations in Sri Lanka and hires local nationals to fill the executive positions. c. A recently started China-based firm has relocated some of its most talented employees India to manage its new production and manufacturing facility. d. A financial conglomerate based in the U.S. hires students from the top management schools in Southeast Asia. e. A firm in Germany changes its work model to homesourcing in order to bring down costs. 40. Which of the following is an example of the third-country national strategy? a. A multinational company based in Australia hires software engineers for its new facilities in Perth. b. A multinational company sets up new operations outside its home country and hires employees from that country to work on the new branch. c. A multinational company based in France hires employees from the U.K. and the U.S. to runs its operations in Paris. d. A multinational company based in Spain has facilities in India and it has recently transferred an Indian manager to set up the new operations in Argentina. e. A multinational company, based in the U.S., hires locals for its new facilities in Germany. Â Â