As a large corporation in a small country, Hachnut values having managers with international experience, so each year it sponsors management education abroad for a few management trainees. Although many who receive the sponsorship leave Hachnut soon after completing the sponsorship, Hachnut executives plan to continue the sponsorship program despite this problem.Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest reason for Hachnut to continue the sponsorship program despite the problem cited above?The problem is that Hachnut pays for management education abroad, but many sponsored trainees leave soon afterward. So we need a reason why the program still gives Hachnut enough value despite that loss.
The best support will show that the program serves an important company function beyond simply training people who may later leave.
A. Since Hachnut is heavily involved in foreign markets and has large operations abroad, its managers can gain international experience without taking advantage of the sponsorship program.
This weakens rather than supports continuing the program. If managers can get international experience another way, the sponsorship program seems less necessary.
B. The Hachnut managers who are citizens of countries other than Hachnut’s home country are, for the most part, people who were recruited by Hachnut after working for other firms.
This does not explain why Hachnut should continue sponsoring its own trainees. It is about where foreign managers came from, not about the value of the sponsorship program.
C. The managers who leave Hachnut soon after receiving the sponsorship generally achieve about the same level of success in their careers as do the sponsored managers who do not leave Hachnut.
This does not help Hachnut. The success of managers after leaving does not show that the program benefits the company.
D. Hachnut relies on performance during the education abroad to select candidates for promotion to higher management positions.
This is correct. Even if many sponsored trainees leave, the program still helps Hachnut identify strong candidates for higher management among those who remain. That gives the company a clear reason to continue the program as a
selection tool.
E. The managers who leave Hachnut soon after receiving the sponsorship generally accept jobs in the country where they receive management education.
This does not support continuing the program. It explains where departing managers go, but not how Hachnut benefits from paying for their education.
Answer: (D)