Solvay Group: International Mobility and Managing Expats
1- What is Solvay's apparent global strategy? How is the human resource function expected to support this strategy? Try to address career management issues. Be specific.
2- What is Solvay's apparent corporate culture? How varied is the mix of national cultures mentioned within the organization? How does Solvay try to manage these differences? Based on evidence in the case, would you call it ethnocentric, polycentric, regio-centric or geocentric? Why?
3- Based on case discussions and exhibit 4, how would you describe the Solvay organization? What are its advantages and disadvantages?