The ‘New’ Migration for Work Phenomenon: The Pursuit of Emancipation and Recognition in the Context of Work

Groutsis, Dimitria; Vassilopoulou, Joana; Kyriakidou, Olivia; Özbilgin, Mustafa F.

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“…By inferring to the pressures that society imposes including the Procrustean demands (Psacharopoulos & Tassoulas, 2004) for uniformity and conformity, George seems to be dreaming of meaning and a future that is not preordained or fated by the dominant narratives or others' wishes (Allott, 2016;Vasilaki, 2018). His letter appears to echo Groutsis, Vassilopoulou, Kyriakidou, and Özbilgin (2019) findings concerning emigration from Greece by professionals, as they state, "migration is a form of emancipation that allows individuals to regain recognition and self-respect while also to protest the erosion of social and human rights in their home country" (p. 1). The mode of reflection in George's letter appears to correspond to Archer's (2012) "meta-reflexivity" mode where prevailing social norms are not heeded but critically reviewed, hence showing contextual incongruity.…”

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Using narrative futuring as a means of facing liminal employment status and space.

Triliva¹,

Sools²,

Philippas³

2022

Qualitative Psychology

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Unemployment and precarious employment have been treated as liminal states where people's everyday lives are rendered into an "in-between" position, a place where the uncertainty of meaning and decision-making prevail. Liminality has also been applied as a way of understanding a changing social world, implying a transformation in consciousness emanating from prolonged indeterminism. To develop a clearer understanding of coping with liminal status, we used a narrative futuring approach (i.e., a reflexive practice to elicit narratives from the viewpoint of a desired future). Twenty "letters from the future" were written by unemployed and precariously employed young adults with higher education degrees living in Crete. The letters engaged the participants in the process of critical reflection, where they imagined eutopian lifeworlds by attempting to place the prevalent "crisis story" in the background, embracing or confronting liminal status. Implications focus on how the narrative future-making approach can be applied to disentangle the complexities involved in understanding liminal states and their inherent transformative potential where both personal, interpersonal, and the broader social and societal context come into awareness.

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Using narrative futuring as a means of facing liminal employment status and space.

Triliva¹,

Sools²,

Philippas³

2022

Qualitative Psychology

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“…Robert had left his home country to escape from social pressure and expectation. This was not just about his career prospects, nor earning greater financial incentives, but about being free in a safe environment to be himself (Prasad, 2014;Groutsis et al, 2019) and have his talents and knowledge recognised and justly rewarded.…”

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Towards liminality competence: a migrant's talent identity narratives for re-imagining global talent management

Chen¹,

Tansley²,

Chou³

2021

JOEPP

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to answer two research questions: How does a self-initiated migrant (SiM)'s talent identity work operate in relation to their culture, the societies in which they live, their interpersonal relationships and their tacit knowledge development? and how can global talent management be re-imagined in light of this?Design/methodology/approachThis co-constructed autoethnography is produced from reflexive, dyadic interviews and text “conversations” with an SiM doing “global talent identity work” and uses narrative analysis to investigate how liminal competence is developed across the life cycle.FindingsThis study shows how talent identity work is rooted in the lived, meaningful experiences of individual talent, from childhood to adult life in a pandemic. The authors add to knowledge about COVID-19 experiences of SiMs, uncover poignant examples of the role of migrant ethnic and knowledge discrimination and identify lessons for managerial practice in engendering liminality competence by combining global talent management and knowledge management.Practical implicationsLessons are drawn for global talent management strategies that appreciate and support individual talent ethnic and knowledge inclusion of underappreciated migrant talent.Originality/valueExamining the connection between talent identity work and liminality competence, the authors show how an individual's talent might be wasted through different forms of discrimination and highlight how ethnic discrimination during a pandemic points the way to positive changes in talent knowledge management initiatives. This study suggests ways in which ethnic and knowledge discrimination might be addressed through talent management strategies.

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“…Nichols et al (2007) stresses the right of individuals to pursue a better, safer life for themselves and their families (Nichols et al , 2007). Indeed, many of the push factors (staff shortages, poor infrastructure, lack of development opportunity, insecurity and social instability) result in a feeling of personal oppression and social dislocation for many professionals, and migration becomes a means of regaining personal identity, social recognition and self-respect (Groutsis et al , 2019). Similarly, some health professionals migrate because of oppressive gender dynamics in their home countries (Asadi et al , 2018).…”

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“…In Nigeria, structural discrimination among internal ethnicities is a significant push factor for outward migration (Healy and Oikelome, 2007a). Thus, emancipatory motives push some professionals to escape stifling and dysfunctional systems (Groutsis et al , 2019).…”

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Immigrant health care workers from developing countries in the US: antecedents, consequences and institutional responses

Oikelome

Broward

Hongwu

2021

EDI

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PurposeThe aim of this paper is to present a conceptual model on foreign-born health care workers from developing countries working in the US. The model covers their motivations for migration, the consequences in terms of the inequality and exclusion they may experience and the role of institutional responses at micro-, macro- and meso-level of intervention.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on: (1) in-depth review of key literature studies on the foundation theories of international migration including sociology, economics, anthropology, psychology and human resource management, (2) analysis of theoretical approaches to medical migration across disciplines, (3) analysis of the international and national documentary sources of micro-, macro- and meso-level policies on migration and (4) analysis of evidence on best practices, solutions and aspirational changes across different levels of institutions.Findings(1) Migration of international medical graduates (IMGs) from developing countries to the US can be explained from a micro-, macro- and meso-level of analysis. (2) IMGs who identify as racial/ethnic minorities may experience unfair discrimination differently than their US-born counterparts. (3) Although political/legislative remedies have had some successes, proactive initiatives will be needed alongside enforcement strategies to achieve equity and inclusion. (4) While diversity management initiatives abound in organizations, those designed for the benefit of IMGs from developing countries are rare. (5) Professional identity groups and some nonprofits may challenge structural inequities, but these have not yet achieved economies of scale.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough it is well-documented in the US health care literature how ethnic/racial minorities are unfairly disadvantaged in work and career, the studies are rarely disaggregated according to sub-groups (e.g. non-White IMGs and US-born MGs). The implication is that Black IMG immigrants have been overlooked by the predominant narratives of native-born, Black experiences. In placing the realities of native-born Blacks on the entire Black population in America, data have ignored and undermined the diverse histories, identities and experiences of this heterogeneous group.Practical implicationsAn awareness of the challenges IMGs from developing countries face have implications for managerial decisions regarding recruitment and selection. Besides their medical qualifications, IMGs from developing countries offer employers additional qualities that are critical to success in health care delivery. Considering organizations traditionally favor White immigrants from Northern and Southern Europe, IMGs from developed countries migrate to the US under relatively easier circumstances. It is important to balance the scale in the decision-making process by including an evaluation of migration antecedents in comprehensive selection criteria.Social implicationsThe unfair discrimination faced by IMGs who identify as racial/ethnic minority are multilayered and will affect them in ways that are different compared to their US-born counterparts. In effect, researchers need to make this distinction in research on racial discrimination. Since IMGs are not all uniformly impacted by unfair discrimination, organization-wide audits should be in tune with issues that are of concerns to IMGs who identify as racial/ethnic minorities. Likewise, diversity management strategies should be more inclusive and should not ignore the intersectionality of race/ethnicity, nationality, country of qualification and gender.Originality/valueImmigrant health care workers from developing countries are integral to the health care industry in the United States. They make up a significant proportion of all workers in the health care industry in the US. Although the literature is replete with studies on immigrant health care workers as a whole, research has rarely focused on immigrant health care workers from developing countries. The paper makes a valuable contribution in drawing attention to this underappreciated group, given their critical role in the ongoing pandemic and the need for the US health industry to retain their services to remain viable in the future.

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The ‘New’ Migration for Work Phenomenon: The Pursuit of Emancipation and Recognition in the Context of Work

Cited by 22 publications

References 42 publications

Using narrative futuring as a means of facing liminal employment status and space.

Using narrative futuring as a means of facing liminal employment status and space.

Towards liminality competence: a migrant's talent identity narratives for re-imagining global talent management

Immigrant health care workers from developing countries in the US: antecedents, consequences and institutional responses

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