indicate 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. whether the statement is true or false . "Assignments as control" is a characteristic of an ethnocentric staffing approach. Upon comparing the compensation packages of PCN and HCN employees ,given an ethnocentric approach of staffing , there are little to no differences found in the pay for the two groups. A disadvantage of a geocentric policy is it can be expensive to implement because of increased training and relocation. Regional managers may not be promoted to H0 positions in a regiocentric approach to staffing Study of Chinese MNEs has confirmed that Western models of staffing policies are not applicable to Chinese MNEs . A short term international assignment is defined as anything up to 1 year. Frequent trips to the host country are necessary in a virtual non-standard assignment. The duration of an expatriate assignment will not necessarily have an impact on the person's ability to develop networks A key driver in recruiting an inpatriate is the desire to create a global core competency thus increasing the organizations capability to "think global and act local ". Non-expatriates experience fewer stressors than expatriates as they are not responsible for duties at the home office while on international assignments Traditional assignments for expatriates usually range from 3 months to 1 year in a location Virtual assignments rely on communication technologies and such assignees will never visit the host country. The U-curve is based on psychological reactions to a cultural adjustment of an international assignment The term expatriate failure has been defined as the premature return of an expatriate before the period of assignment is completed Many developed countries are changing their legislation to facilitate employment related immigration which will make international transfer easier. Lack of fluency in the corporate language is rarely a factor in the selection process in a MNE