An organization is in the growth stage of the oraganizational life cycle. If has five locations, one in the U.S.
(headquarters), two in Asia, one in South America, and one in Europe. The company has decided to utilize
a geographic oranizational structure. Although the foreign locations are relatively new, each office has
focused on building both technical talent within is own site. Therefore , each location is fully operational
each running fairly independently. However, once a year the executive team form headquarters visits each
office to meet with the managers at each site to discuss the coming fiscal year's strategic goals and
objectives, Which of the following factors does NOT play a factor in determining the global staffing
approach in this scenario?