In multinational enterprises (MNEs), such as hotels, there are two types of employees. Host country nationals are employees who are a citizen of a country in which an organizations branch or plant is located, but the organization is headquartered in another location. Company will base hiring decisions on certain criteria that serve to increase identification with the company and its values. The Ritz Carlton will hire employees from that country where the hotel is located to increase employee value and great service. The second type of employee is an Expatriate, which is a person temporarily or permanently staying in a country and culture other than that of the persons upbringing or legal residence. If I were to become a manager at the Ritz Carlton in Asia, then I would be an expatriate and I would hire host country nationals as my employees. Expatriates come in two types. Parent country nationals and third country nationals. PCNs- come from the parent country of the MNE, and third country nationals come from neither parent country nor host country. At the Ritz Carlton, third country nationals can be from anywhere in the world. That what makes the hotel business and the Ritz Carlton company interesting because it attracts many people from all over the world.
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