48 research outputs found
The Employment Situation of Migrant Workers and Their Experience of Work Life Pressures
No full textThe chapters in this book cover different aspects of the migrant experience of social life and employment in contemporary societ
Migration as a Creative Practice: An Interdisciplinar Exploration of Migration
No full textMigration as a Creative Practice: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Migration
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This chapter considers the main features of the employment situation of migrant workers to which existing research points. It begins by considering the type of employment in which they are typically located and the implications this has for their work and non-work life. It considers the dangers of generalising about the employment position of migrant workers and examines some of the reasons for diversity. Consideration is given to the impact of migrant workers’ perception of their situation and the comparison they make between their migrant situation and that which they experienced in their country of origin. Finally, the chapter exemplifies the issues raised by reporting a study of the work and life relationships of migrant workers in London
Management of Diaspora Business: Issues and Learning
No full textThe remittances of funds to countries of origin by diasporas has grown tremendously in the past few years, and will not only serve as important life line for millions of families but also contribute to economic growth if invested effectively. Nigeria was identified as the case study country because of its unique economic position in Africa and thus providing a significant amount of data used through the survey of some small and medium size enterprises (SMEs).
The chapter points to the fact that diasporas through the platform of SMEs, can contribute significantly to economic developments in developing countries; particularly if respective governments make the necessary reforms and provide adequate infrastructure
Diaspora networks: a social capital source for entrepreneurship in low-income and emerging economies in Africa
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Americanization of Brazilian business and management curriculum
No full textThe chapter addresses how imported mainstream management practices have impacted curriculum design and content in Brazil’s higher education sector. The potential “Americanization” of Brazilian business schools, represented by the adoption of practices and models from the Global North, prompted concerns that a universalist view of management could exclude other realities and forms of knowledge. Discussions around themes such as progress and modernity as defined by those in developed nations led to a series of overdue debates on colonialism and Latin America. Various authors have addressed these concerns and proposed ways to integrate different perspectives into teaching—without compromising the richness of the local context and local voices—and grounded on debates of decolonization. We echo these sentiments and suggest a move away from the transfer of practices to a focus on the transformation of management knowledge through knowledge co-creation, where dominant narratives and practices contemplate local practices and realities. We believe academics are at the core of these dynamics as their roles go beyond teaching and into negotiating tensions in complex contexts. Through a combination of knowledge and experience with local realities, continuous learning and reflection, academics are instrumental to the process of social transformation in Brazil
Epistemologies of Internationalisation: Framing Cultural Positionality for Higher Education
No full textThis chapter frames processes of meaning making as fundamental mechanisms of revealing how core epistemologies underpinning internationalisation can impact and affect processes of systemic change. The allusion to internationalising or decolonising curricula is one which actively floodlights processes of change in terms of whether and how students from across the globe have actually been afforded the opportunity to co-create the future of Higher Education (HE). It equally highlights the degrees of tokenism, which characterises many claims of inclusion and diversity in reality. In considering geopolitics in the modernisation of approaches to endemic structural racism, the chapter also considers the destabilising and consequent rebuilding of cultures and contexts of education, so that the embracing of diversity at the front line of curriculum delivery across HE in the UK might eventually be deemed truly authentic. Alongside these fundamental tenets of change, the chapter progresses to consider perspectives on personhood, positionality and the inherent change agency that educational reformers possess in their challenge of breaking down the barriers that geography and politics frame. In terms of the emancipatory and transformative elements of educational praxis, the chapter concludes by considering the cathedral legacies of educational history as fundamental proponents for civic address
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African diaspora direct investment: establishing the economic and socio-cultural rationale
No full textHomesickness in developing world expatriates and coping strategies
No full textThis article examines the developing world expatriates’ experience of homesickness when they are deployed to western countries. The research considers the consequences of being homesick on the expatriates and their organisations; the paper then clarifies the strategies used by the expatriates to cope with the condition. The research employed qualitative research built on unstructured interviews with expatriates from the developing world who have been deployed in western countries by their employing multinational. The findings revealed that homesickness has consequences for both expatriates and organisations. These consequences include psycho-social disorder, deterioration of physical health which damagingly affect individual wellbeing, work outcomes and organisational commitment. The practical implications centre on the opportunity for policy and strategy formulation by international HRM within organisations to improve the mental health of developing world expatriates, thus seeding the ingredients for better performance and job satisfaction. Our study makes significant additions to the expatriate literature in exposing the homesickness experiences of expatriates from the developing world in advanced economies. We identify two main coping strategies used by expatriates. The research explicates how developing world expatriates use these strategies in practices
