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You have been tasked to merge the staffs of two organizations, one based in the United States and one in a foreign country, which your company has just acquired.

Using a fictitious company of your choosing, create a PowerPoint presentation of at least 10 slides (not counting the title slide or references slide) with speaker notes to address the numbered topics below. Each speaker note should be at least one paragraph containing 5-10 sentences.

In the presentation, you need to include the following items.

1. Create a staffing plan for the upcoming merger. Explain the four approaches to international staffing and select the one(s) that your organization should use.
2. Describe to what extent expatriates will be employed in the overseas location.
3. Describe how training and orientation plans will prepare expatriate employees for success abroad and for their return home.
4. Include specific strategies for increasing the participation and success of women in expatriate assignments in your staffing plan.
5. Describe the key components of the international compensation program.