Task $1$: You$$re the new VP

This may be news to you, but hockey is getting big in Northern China. Blue Line Hockey Sticks has decided to capitalize on the trend by setting up subsidiaries in each of these countries.

You have been appointed Vice President of Human Resources $($HR$)$ for one of these subsidiaries. In this position, you are responsible for setting guidelines that protect your company's reputation and the brand's integrity while respecting local values and customs, and supporting the company's financial goals. The choice of country is up to you.

Your duties include:

hiring and promotion:

Explain how employees will be hired and promoted $$ according to local values, or based on merit.

Explain how matters of gender and sexual orientation will be handled with respect to hiring and promotion.

Explain the suggested policy on child labour.

establishing HR policies with respect to working conditions: worker pay

hours of work, including lunch hours and breaks

health and safety

providing input on the company's organizational structure and leadership style: the most appropriate organizational structure to adopt?

the most appropriate leadership style to adopt?

how targets will be set, which style of appraisal will be used, and how workers will be motivated $($such as through individual incentives or team rewards$)?$

Your first step is to decide which of the three posts you will accept: the one in Northern China, the one in Bulgaria, or the one in Romania. As you prepare your report, be sure to review Learning activities $4\mathrm{.}1$ and $4\mathrm{.}2,$ paying special attention to Hofstede$$s cultural dimensions theory.