You are a member of a multi-disciplinary Senior Management Project team in an international pharmaceuticals company, with specific responsibilities for HR. The company operates in most countries of the world, and is seeking to develop and expand business in developing third world markets„ As a result, the company is opening a new plant in a year from now, in a South American country where it has not operated previouslyu The building work is underway and initial commissioning will be done by the team, who have been drawn from existing operations worldwide. The product line will be agro•chemicals, with an emphasis on environmental considerations. Longer-term, it is possible that the product range will be extended to include animal and human health pharmaceutical products. The Senior Management project team is now asked to look at HR policy for the plant — and the Main Board has told the team that the current reliance on expatriates to manage the business locally is not sustainable in the longer-term and that they want rapid moves made so that the plant has a high proportion of locally-recruited managers within 5 years, aiming for totally local management within 10 years. YOUR TASK is to write a report of 2500 words (+ / 10%) for the Senior Management project team on (a) what the principles of the HR policy should be and (b) what steps are needed to ensure that the planned start of production can take place within one year as scheduled.