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Low Skill Manufacturing Work: from skill biased change to technological Regression / Niedrig qualifizierte Industriearbeit: vom qualifikationsbeeinflussten Strukturwandel zur technologischen Regression
Wickham, James - In: Arbeit 20 (2011) 3, pp. 224-238
unskilled work. In the extreme third case, immigration can even allow the expansion of new forms of low skill manufacturing.  … wird ebenfalls diskutiert: Immigration kann es sogar ermöglichen, dass neue Formen von niedrig qualifizierter …
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Immigration and neoliberalism: three cases and counter accounts
Lehman, Cheryl; Annisette, Marcia; Agyemang, Gloria - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 29 (2016) 1, pp. 43-79
Purpose – This paper advocates for critical accounting’s contribution to immigration deliberations as part of its … agenda for advancing social justice. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate accounting as implicated in immigration … policies of three advanced economies. Design/methodology/approach – The authors suggest that neoliberal immigration policies …
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Virtually local: social media and community among Polish nationals in Dublin
Komito, Lee; Bates, Jessica - In: Aslib Proceedings 61 (2009) 3, pp. 232-244
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of social media (including social networking technologies) on migration strategies and integration, focusing on the use of new technologies for information seeking and dissemination, as well as personal communication....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014671595
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014693589
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Making critical sense of discriminatory practices in the Canadian workplace : A case study of Hong Kong Chinese professional immigrants’ experiences, voice and reflection
Hilde, Rosalie K.; Mills, Albert - In: critical perspectives on international business 11 (2015) 2, pp. 173-188
), socio-psychological (i.e. sensemaking properties) and discursive contexts (e.g. discourses of immigration) are difficult to … uniform and structural approaches to immigration. How selected immigrants in context make sense of their experiences and how … beyond both structural and psychological accounts of immigration. Through the developing method of Critical Sensemaking, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014702022
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Inclusion of a diverse workforce in the UK: the case of the EU expansion
Hopkins, Benjamin - In: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal 31 (2012) 4, pp. 379-390
Purpose – The purpose of this research paper is to examine the integration of an increasingly diverse workforce in the UK following the EU expansion of 2004 to incorporate the accession countries of Central and Eastern Europe, at a time of increased migration from other areas of the EU such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014720036
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Gender, diversity and migration – challenges to Nordic welfare, gender politics and research
Siim, Birte - In: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal 32 (2013) 6, pp. 615-628
Purpose – The aim of the article is to discuss the challenges from immigration to Nordic (gender) politics, theories …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014720300
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The challenge of connecting and co‐ordinating the learning agenda : A case study of a trade union learning centre in the UK
Perrett, Robert; Martínez Lucio, Miguel - In: Employee Relations 30 (2008) 6, pp. 623-639
Purpose – This paper aims to illustrate how innovative trade union strategies are emerging around the learning agenda and how these are being used to extend union strategies within the workplace and the community. However, it also shows how such strategies can be confronted with difficulties...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014731195
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014732371
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Migration: new urgencies replace traditional welcome
Richardson, Jacques - In: Foresight 9 (2007) 5, pp. 48-55
Purpose – The objective of the paper is to explain the motives for and against accelerated displacement of people from some countries to others. The evolving consequences of such shifts are highlighted. Design/methodology/approach – In a soft‐system analysis, the paper cites specialists in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014743004