For this sequence activity, first read the cases about four human resource manag

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For this sequence activity, first read the cases about four human resource managers at companies at various levels of participation in global markets. Then order the levels of global participation from least global to most global in orientation by dropping them into the correct category.

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John works at a company that creates state-of-the-art appliances. John’s company's competitive advantage rests on its flexibility and its ability to customize products to meet the needs of particular customers. John's company has multiple headquarters and operations in almost 100 countries across the globe. As a result of this need for global flexibility and synergy, John's biggest challenge is to create and oversee HRM systems that encourage flexibility and produce highly competent managers with transnational skills.Naomi works at a software company headquartered in Hong Kong, with production facilities in a number of countries, including Mexico, Poland, Brazil, and Indonesia. These subsidiaries are strategically located in host countries that allow her company to take advantage of lower production and distribution costs. Naomi is constantly challenged by the need to manage the wide range of cultural, legal, and economic systems in which her company operates. Naomi has recently earned rave reviews for her new expatriate program, which selected high-potential managers from her company's overseas subsidiaries and integrated them into the culture of the parent company. Bob works at a machine tools company headquartered in the upper Midwest of the United States. Bob’s company operates in several states but has not expanded outside of the United States. Still, as a result of changes in the labor pool, Bob has been challenged to reinvent his company's HRM policies so that they better reflect the larger number of women and minorities employed at his company.Ana Lucia works at a large Mexican producer of food products that has just built both manufacturing and retail operations in the United States. This is an exciting time for Ana Lucia's company, and she enjoys the many challenges that come with this initial entry into the international arena. Already she has proposed a series of changes to current HRM practices to confront some of the early challenges faced by operating in two countries with very different cultures, languages, and legal systems.

in order:

Domestic

Global

international

multinational

Explanation / Answer

JOhn company : Multinational

Naomi : Global

bob : Domestic

Ana Lucia : International

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