1st Edition

Skilled Migration, Expectation and Reality Chinese Professionals and the Global Labour Market

By Ying Lu, Ramanie Samaratunge Copyright 2015
220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

Many governments seek to attract skilled migrants into the top occupational groups and now have significant groups of overseas-born professionals in their workforces. Such groups are expected to contribute significantly to the economic and social development of their new countries. There has been sustained debate between those taking the view that skilled migrants are integrated without much... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Immigration and Acculturation in Australia; Chapter 3 Cultural Issues in Acculturation: A Comparison of Chinese and Australian Cultures; Chapter 4 Hypothesis Development; Chapter 5 Methodology; Chapter 6 Results of the Quantitative Research; Chapter 7 Results of the Qualitative Study; Chapter 8 Conclusions;

Biography

Ying Lu (PhD, Monash University) is a Lecturer in the Department of Marketing and Management, Macquarie University. She has been involved in the research and teaching of cross-cultural management, human resource management (HRM), international HRM, organisational behaviour and safety management. Ramanie Samaratunge (PhD, Monash University) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management, Monash University. Her scholarly interests are in international public policy and management, international HRM, cross-cultural management and management of change. Charmine E.J. Härtel (PhD, Colorado State University) is a Professor of HRM and organizational development in the UQ Business School, The University of Queensland. Her research identifies new practices and development initiatives that facilitate organizational performance and promote workplace wellbeing, social inclusion, positive cross-cultural relations and ethical leadership development.