Talent Acquisition in the <scp>IT</scp> Industry in <scp>B</scp>angalore: A Multi‐Level Study

Riemsdijk, Micheline van

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“…The extant studies have identified various factors that are related to return or transnational migration of the highly skilled, such as individual and household characteristics, as well as social and economic development in the home country, as pull factors; and unfavourable immigration policies and economic recessions in host countries as push factors (Iredale et al ., ; Zweig et al ., ; Harvey, ; van Riemsdijk, , ). Although these studies have provided valuable insights, very few studies have focused on the return migration of academics, and more specifically, what the role of the HEI is in the return migration process, as well as how returnees react to the HEI's role.…”

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Return Migration of the Highly Skilled in Higher Education Institutions: a Chinese University Case

Tang

2014

Population Space and Place

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The war for ‘global talents’ becomes increasingly fierce worldwide with the thriving of knowledge‐based new economy. Many countries are implementing new initiatives to encourage their citizens trained overseas to return with their globalised work competencies. Although previous studies have identified various factors related to return migration, very few studies have focused on the return migration of academics, and more specifically, the role of the higher education institution (HEI) in the return migration process. Using both statistical analyses of micro‐data and in‐depth interviews, this study examines the HEI recruitment process through an extensive case study in a research university in China. We find that, for successful recruitment of overseas top talents, it is extremely important as to how university presents itself in the international stage of the global higher education markets. Meanwhile, we cannot underestimate the role of economic incentives. We also find that the role of networking is more subtle than what traditional migration theories would have predicted. Our findings provide important policy implications for practices regarding talent recruitment at the institutional level, particularly for those universities at the lower end of the global higher education hierarchy. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Return Migration of the Highly Skilled in Higher Education Institutions: a Chinese University Case

Tang

2014

Population Space and Place

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“…In the context of sub-national regions of India too, some states have already started giving importance to regional competitiveness to compete for attracting FDI inflows, manufacturing units including special economic zones (SEZs), headquarters of multinational corporations (MNCs) and returnees (Khan et al, 2017;Chaudhuri, 2016;Kenney et al, 2013, van Riemsdijk, 2013. Like above theoretical discussion, many empirical studies at level of regional or states of a country have highlighted the role of free trade and flow of FDIs on competitiveness (Ramasamy et al, 2017;Pilinkiene, 2016;Prime et al, 2012).…”

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“…, 2017; Chaudhuri, 2016; Kenney et al. , 2013, van Riemsdijk, 2013). Like above theoretical discussion, many empirical studies at level of regional or states of a country have highlighted the role of free trade and flow of FDIs on competitiveness (Ramasamy et al.…”

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Developing a competitiveness index at sub-national level for India: an economic growth measure

Moirangthem

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2022

IJOEM

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PurposeThe objective of this study is threefold–first, to develop a Regional Competitiveness Index (RCI) for measuring competitiveness of sub-national regions for India; second, to test this index for its ability to explain regional growth, which validates usage and applicability of this index; and third, to further investigate if the competitiveness of states is in turn caused by economic growth, i.e. it is tested if there is a bidirectional causality between competitiveness and regional growth.Design/methodology/approachThe data of indicators used in the index are from sources available freely in public domain. The competitiveness index is constructed using equal weightage supported by principal component analysis (PCA) technique. The causal relationship analysis is done using panel data of 10 years from 2008 to 2017 for 32 Indian states/union territories. The generalized method of moments (GMMs) is used for this dynamic regression estimation.FindingsBased on RCI score, states have been ranked and through rank analysis, the authors observe the performance status of these sub-national regions and are able to categorize them as improving, no change or deteriorating in regional competitiveness. Using the GMM estimation, the association between RCI and economic growth is found to be significant at 10% level. This shows that regional competitiveness as captured through the RCI score is able to explain regional economic growth and economic disparity among the sub-national units. Further, that RCI score is found to Granger-cause growth, while growth does not lead to better RCI scores. This establishes the usefulness of RCI as an important policy variable to compare states and provide direction for sectoral reforms.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitations of the study include (1) broad assumption that these sub-national regions belong to a uniform macro-economic and technology environment, and (2) data constraints as it is a longitudinal study. The study implies that the composite index could capture differences in regional competitiveness explaining regional economic disparity and that competitiveness causes higher economic growth and not vice versa.Practical implicationsThe RCI score can prove to be a useful indicator of economic performance of different states and can be used by national and state policymakers to compare and assess regional disparity among different states. The pillar-wise scores will be useful for in-depth study of weakness and strength of the sub-national territories.Originality/valueConstruction of an RCI for sub-national territories and analysis of panel data for longitudinal study of ten years is unique in the regional competitiveness literature.

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“…However, although the decision to move may be made by an individual or household, it is ‘embedded in the wider structural and community context’ (D'Costa , p. 8). In relation to highly‐skilled migration, it has been noted that ‘fast track’ routes are established to facilitate the recruitment of professionals in multinational companies or in higher education (Iredale ) and multinational firms are conducting ‘talent acquisitions’ in Bangalore, India, to recruit ICT workers to the Netherlands (van Riemsdijk ) In this paper, we are particularly interested in the broader context and how it relates to institutional arrangements in their promotion of migration. This angle of the wider community context, and the networks that they embody, constitute what we denominate a transnational space ‘from above’ (Figure ).…”

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Transnational Spaces ‘From Above’ – The Role of Institutions in Promoting Highly Skilled Labour Migration from India to Sweden

Hedberg

Hermelin

Westermark

2014

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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The global network economy involves intensive interactions and flows between places. In this paper, we define a theoretical framework of labour migration in the global economy in which we propose the importance of transnational spaces 'from above' and how formal organisations develop networks for migration processes. This theoretical framework is employed on an empirical study that investigates the increasing flows of highly-skilled labour migration from India to Sweden within the ICT-sector. The paper illustrates how transformations and acting in formal institutions in the political and private sectors have a strong impact on the transnational migration of highly-skilled labour. By integrating theories from migration studies, institutional theory and economic geography the theoretical framework has been able to conceptualise factors that are less visible in migration studies 'from below'. Thereby this paper contributes to a more multi-sided understanding of transnational migration processes.

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Talent Acquisition in the IT Industry in Bangalore: A Multi‐Level Study

Cited by 7 publications

References 52 publications

Return Migration of the Highly Skilled in Higher Education Institutions: a Chinese University Case

Return Migration of the Highly Skilled in Higher Education Institutions: a Chinese University Case

Developing a competitiveness index at sub-national level for India: an economic growth measure

Transnational Spaces ‘From Above’ – The Role of Institutions in Promoting Highly Skilled Labour Migration from India to Sweden

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