Which of the following statements is true of the polycentric staffing model? a. This model makes extensive use of host-country nationals (HCNs) as employees in foreign subsidiaries.
b. This model assumes that home-office perspectives and issues take precedence over local perspectives.
c. This model assumes that parent-country nationals (PCNs) are better equipped to deal with local market conditions.
d. Organizations using this approach have one central HR department that is responsible for managing all HR issues for lower- and upper-level employees.

Coca-cola was primarily known for its core competencies in marketing, bottling, and distributing aerated drinks. however, with the success of gatorade, coca-cola developed competencies in the development and marketing of its own sports drink, powerade. which of the following is true of coca-cola? a. it is leveraging existing core competencies to improve current market position. b. it is building new core competencies to protect and extend its current market position. c. it is redeploying and recombining existing core competencies to compete in markets of the future. d. it is targeting the chasm between the early adopter and early majority market segment.