Pablo, a construction manager with employees working in puerto rico, is having a hard time with employee turnover. while speaking with his human resources manager, avery, he says he does not understand why the workers come to work late, take longer lunches, and yet still punch out at five o’clock. he feels they should want to work to get the country back on its feet and do what it takes to get the job done. based on this example, pablo is most likely a(n) manager.

Pablo is most likely a polycentric manager.

Explanation:

What is a polycentric manager?

A polycentric manager is the manager that has been hired under the policy of hiring and uplifting employees who are natural born in that country in which the company works.

The polycentric approach is used to ensure that hiring cost are cut down because it would cost a company more to hire a person from another country .

This approach also is done with a belief that people of that country will be loyal enough to want to see the company do well and they will make sure the business runs effectively and efficiently as compared to the employees hired from other countries.

We can see how concerned Pablo is above about the employees who are always late , taking long lunch breaks and rushing to knock off , he is thinking more about the company and how this is affecting it which tells us that he is likely a polycentric manager in Puerto Rico.



there are conflicting perceptions. what cannot be denied is that despite a long history of discrimination, they finally chose to bow out in grace and handed over power to the majority. it was a painful experience for them to part with their prerogatives and some chose to leave the country. however, they did decide to bite the bullet and go through the process with minimum obstructions.

presently, whites are still a force to reckon with. they are well educated, have technical and business expertise, they understand imperatives of good governance and are responsible for keeping south africa connected with developed countries. despite a bitter history, they are useful team members of the south african team.