Globalization, internationalization and the entrepreneurial responses of Tunisian clothing firms

Anderson, Alistair R.; Brahem, Meriam; Harbi, Sana El

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“…Social capital in turn facilitates knowledge transfer between individuals within groups that are important in the case of SIEs’ human capital transfer allowing for easier and better knowledge sharing between developed and developing countries (Collings, 2014; Nahapiet, 2011). Due to competition for global expatriate talent, each country implements various policies and other motivational factors that can attract and retain expatriates to prolong their stay and convert them into migrants (Al Ariss and Crowley-Henry, 2013; Anderson et al , 2014). As a developing country, Ghana has not been able to attract enough SIEs from developed countries (Obeng-Odoom, 2014) despite a number of invitations to invest in oil, gas, and mining industries (Darkwah, 2013) made by the government.…”

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From expatriation to global migration

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Soyiri

Shagalkina

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, the authors aim to examine the role of talent management (TM) practices in talent migration from developed countries to Ghana that may enhance country’s economic development through knowledge transfer. The paper also investigates the determinants of migration to the African countries. Design/methodology/approach Discussing the importance of self-initiated expatriates (SIEs), and how TM practices may contribute to global migration, the authors develop a set of propositions and build a theoretical framework showing how firms from Ghana can push SIEs to a longer stay in Ghana stimulating inward migration by implementing TM practices. Findings The authors claim that in the Ghanaian context expatriates may become migrants by overcoming negative perceptions about Ghana as a destination. Besides the authors argue that talent attraction and talent retention practices with governmental support, play an important role in inward migration to Ghana. Research limitations/implications New agenda for talent managers in Africa, namely addressing the possibilities for expatriates’ retention by developing and implementing TM practices to ensure knowledge transferring from developed countries is suggested. Originality/value The theoretical framework provides a useful starting point for explaining the interconnections of TM and the conversion from expatriation to the global migration phenomena by African countries that broaden the TM scope beyond individual and organizational aspects. The authors state that TM systems take on the principal role of addressing talent migration especially in the African context and are capable of converting expatriates, specifically SIEs, into migrants to solve important tasks related to knowledge attraction to developing countries.

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From expatriation to global migration

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Shagalkina

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Career Mobility in a Global Era: Advances in Managing Expatriation and Repatriation

Baruch

Altman

Tung

2016

The Academy of Management Annals

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The surge of interest in expatriation and repatriation within the broader discourse on labor mobility of professionals and high-skilled labor, human capital development and the theory and practice of people management, serves as the backdrop to this paper. We propose that expatriation and repatriation be framed in the context of global careers and embedded in the wider social-economic environment of globalization through the lens of a career ecosystem theory. We chart the evolution of scholarly publications on career mobility over the past four decades and highlight current trends, in particular the emergence of self-initiated expatriation as a pivotal change in the direction of expatriation studies and derived practice. We assess the rigor of empirical findings, weigh theoretical underpinnings, offer a research agenda for future research and outline managerial implications.

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Globalization, internationalization and the entrepreneurial responses of Tunisian clothing firms

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From expatriation to global migration

From expatriation to global migration

Career Mobility in a Global Era: Advances in Managing Expatriation and Repatriation

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