What is different about recruiting senior managers in emerging countries as opposed to larger commercial centers?
“Recruiting world class managers in any country is challenging. In emerging countries the process is made more complicated because, in the first place, fewer world-class senior managers have yet been developed. Secondly, background confirmation can require more time (and discretion) and strong personal relationships need to have been developed ahead of time. Thirdly, we find we need to remain involved in the placement after it is completed. And lastly, senior managers in emerging countries are paid less than managers in the Big 5 markets (Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Sydney).
