An organization has decided to utilize a geographic organizational structure. It has several offices
throughout Europe and one office in Asia, in particular, in Shenzhen, China. Although the European offices
are very well integrated into headquarters, the office in China has been running fairly independently. Of the
locations, this offices has been the most resistant to expatriates entering and to developing local talent.
In fact, headquarters suspects that most of the hiring and promotions have been based on nepotism. After
performing a global gap analysis, the global HR team has identified an initiative to identify at least three
potential candidates for each Senior Director and VP position. Which of the following describes the BEST
tactical plan to address this initiative?