Armstrong (2007) notes that traditionally, the global reward strategy debate has centered on a small group of elite expatriates transferred from company headquarters and rewarded secretly by local staff (p 24). The strategic approach today is to reward all artists, regardless of whether they are expatriates or locals. The HIS, which may recruit members from their home country, should design a reward and recognition system targeting all performers to prevent a situation where employees believe rewards are of a certain level or