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Immigrant effects and international business activity: an overview
Enderwick, Peter; Tung, Rosalie L.; Chung, Henry F.L. - In: Journal of Asia Business Studies 5 (2011) 1, pp. 6-22
Purpose – This paper aims to examine the myriad linkages between cross‐border migration and international business activity through a conceptual framework of international arbitrage. Design/methodology/approach – While labour is internationally the least integrated of the various markets...
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Losing our minds? New research directions on skilled emigration and development
A. Clemens, Michael - In: International Journal of Manpower 37 (2016) 7, pp. 1227-1248
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critique the last decade of research on the effects of high-skill emigration from developing countries, and proposes six new directions for fruitful research. Design/methodology/approach The study singles out a core assumption underlying much of the recent...
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Lampedusa humanitarian emergency in 2011: the case of unaccompanied migrant minors
Duca, Rita - In: Journal of Financial Crime 19 (2012) 3, pp. 279-290
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the situation on the unaccompanied foreign minors in the Italian legal system, paying special attention to the Lampedusa humanitarian emergency in 2011. Design/methodology/approach – The legal treatment of these subjects is on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014865527
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Safeguarding the global contingent workforce? Guestworkers in Australia
Toh, Stefanie; Quinlan, Michael - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 5, pp. 453-471
entitlements and policy issues raised by the use of foreign temporary workers under the s457 visa scheme in Australia. Design …/implications – Further detailed investigation is required into the extent of problems identified in this paper in Australia and other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783337
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The contribution of working conditions and care recipient characteristics to work-related abuse and exploitation of migrant home care workers
Green, Ohad; Ayalon, Liat - In: Employee Relations 39 (2017) 7, pp. 1001-1014
Purpose Migrant home care workers constitute a vulnerable group in society, which is often exposed to work-related abuse. The purpose of this paper is to explore which characteristics are linked with their abuse. Design/methodology/approach Overall, 187 Filipino home care workers who work in...
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Modes of engagement: migration, self‐initiated expatriation, and career development
Al Ariss, Akram - In: Career Development International 15 (2010) 4, pp. 338-358
implementation of immigration policies in France. Furthermore, French and European immigration policymaking is analyzed. Findings …/implications – There was limited access to the developers of immigration policies. The paper focused on only one ethnic minority group …
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Immigrant self‐employment adjustment
Clark, Ken; Drinkwater, Stephen - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 1/2, pp. 163-175
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine two aspects of the self‐employment adjustment of immigrant groups in the UK. First, how the probability of self‐employment for males changes with time since migration relative to the native population and second, how the probability of...
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Wage differentials between native and immigrant women in Spain
Nicodemo, Catia; Ramos, Raul - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) 1, pp. 118-136
Spain is particularly interesting because it is a country with abundant and recent immigration. Immigrant women account for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783456
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Occupational selection in multilingual labor markets: the case of Catalonia
Quella, Núria; Rendon, Silvio - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) 8, pp. 918-937
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure the effect that knowing the Catalan language has on individuals’ comparative advantage to perform certain jobs in Catalonia (Spain), where Catalan and Spanish coexist. Design/methodology/approach – Using census data for 1991 and 1996, and...
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Immigration and US native workers’ wages: differential responses by education
SrungBoonmee, Tanyamat - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) 5, pp. 447-464
are affected by immigration. Design/methodology/approach – This paper estimates the responses of these workers’ wages to … native college graduates are affected by immigration. Originality/value – No previous studies have considered these … possibilities when assessing the impact of immigration on native workers’ wages.  …
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