Antonio Rossi Is Very Disappointed and Upset

Multiple Choice

Antonio Rossi is very disappointed and upset. He just received his first annual performance appraisal after serving a year as head of his Italian firm's 12-year-old operation in Santiago, Chile. Although he admits that his performance had significant mistakes and problems during his first six months with the assignment, his work is now going extremely well. He doesn't think it is fair to weigh the first six months equally in his appraisal due to his necessary adjustment period. Which of the following important considerations for expatriate performance appraisal was most neglected for Mr. Rossi?

A) Accuracy of expatriate assignment objectives
B) Timing
C) Local conditions
D) Sensitivity to multiple extraneous environmental variables