ABSTRACT
The first chapter of this part introduces the nature of and problems associated with the planning and staffing of global enterprises’ international operations. As the approaches to and strategies for conducting international business have become more complex and difficult, so also have the staffing options for such firms. The chapter
begins by describing the challenges involved in planning the global workforce for an MNE. And then it describes the many options now being reviewed by MNEs for staffing their operations around the world. And it presents some of the problems presented in trying to evaluate which approach works best when.
