INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction This chapter focuses on the overview of the research, which discussed about the government policy towards foreign investment in Malaysia and the benefits of Multinational companies to local people. This chapter also discusses the staffing philosophies of these international operations. The research problem, the objective of the study, the significance of the study, the definition of terms and the organization of the theses will also be discussed in this chapter. 1.1 Overview of the …showed first 75 words of 8898 total…

…showed last 75 words of 8898 total…by local nationals. Therefore, it can be concluded, that the MNCs in Malaysia is practicing Polycentric staffing policy. Though local candidates stand a better chance of holding a managerial position compared to an expatriate, it is important for the local candidates to prepare themselves in terms of working experience. This is because though the MNCs prefer to hire local nationals, they expect them to have working experience to occupy a managerial position in the organization.