In search of global skillsets: manager perceptions of the value of returned migrants and the relational nature of knowledge.
This article builds on the seminal work of Williams and Baláž (2008a) on international migration and knowledge, by arguing that the economic value of the knowledge is relational, being dependent on how it is recognised by potential employers. By analysing in-depth interviews with sixteen managers wh...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 47; no. 8; pp. 1793 - 1811 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=149920024&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 149920024 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 1369183X 56F jtl: Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies issn: 1369183X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2021 vid: 47 iid: 8 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 149920024 10.1080/1369183X.2019.1679412 ppf: 1793 ppct: 18 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 1.4MB tig: atl: In search of global skillsets: manager perceptions of the value of returned migrants and the relational nature of knowledge. aug: au: Palovic, Zuzana Janta, Hania Williams, Allan M. affil: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK su: Return migrants Knowledge transfer Skilled labor Emigration & immigration Transformative learning Slovakia sug: subj: Slovakia Return migrants Knowledge transfer Skilled labor Emigration & immigration Transformative learning keyword: Highly-skilled return migrants knowledge transfer transformative learning ab: This article builds on the seminal work of Williams and Baláž (2008a) on international migration and knowledge, by arguing that the economic value of the knowledge is relational, being dependent on how it is recognised by potential employers. By analysing in-depth interviews with sixteen managers which are contrasted with insights from thirty interviews with skilled returnees to Slovakia, this study aims to identify the extent to which return migration is considered to facilitate knowledge transfer, and the diversification of the knowledge available, to organisations. The findings reveal that skilled migration is understood by managers to facilitate accelerated learning that contributes to professional and personal development in several ways. Firstly, formal qualifications gained abroad are valued, particularly in context of perceived limitations to the national educational system. Secondly, the managers consider that returnees have acquired not only technical skills, such as market know-how and business intelligence but also soft skills. Finally, the study indicates that far from facing barriers to the recognition of their knowledge by employers, this was acknowledged and welcomed. Managers with personal exposure to international migration were predisposed to recognising the experiences of returned migrants, and this was most evident in the recruitment practices of the multinationals. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies holder: Taylor & Francis Ltd dt: @attributes: year: 2021 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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