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  • Gains from diaspora's brain [Elektronski vir] : the complexity of successful migration policy
    Koleša, Iris, 1988- ; Jaklič, Andreja
    With economic development depending heavily on accumulation and diffusion of knowledge, highly skilled and well networked entrepreneurial individuals have become crucial for an economy. These ... carriers of knowledge are increasingly mobile and dispersed, however, which means that countries of origin (COOs) need to develop proper strategies and policies to turn brain drain into knowledge gain. Applying emigrant human capital to a COO's economic development is a difficult task, as it demands comprehensive understanding of both the mechanisms and success factors behind emigrant engagement and knowledge sharing with the COO. To deepen this knowledge we conduct a cross-country comparative case study covering migration policies and diaspora strategies of four small COOs: Austria, Estonia, Ireland and Slovenia. Our key research question is: How can (small) COOs enhance the application of emigrant human capital to their economic development? We develop a tool for assessing COO approaches to emigrant engagement as well as provide a systematic overview of the existing COO approaches to their emigrant communities abroad, specific COO techniques implemented for transforming brain drain into knowledge gain and barriers hindering emigrant engagement and knowledge sharing with the COO. The latter include: indistinct allocation of responsibility, lack of reliable migration data, negative perceptions of emigrants, underdeveloped institutional capacity, policy fragmentation and coordination issues. Moreover, we discover that a COO's approach to emigrant communities is contingent on perception and recognition of emigrant community's value by both the COO's government and inhabitants, while its success depends on communication clarity, consistency and inclusiveness. We also note that network structure and content (especially in terms of network heterogeneity and strength of ties) strongly influence effectiveness and efficiency of knowledge sharing in the context of international migration. Such impact is found in both the (interconnected) emigrant and institutional networks.
    Vir: Diaspora business [Elektronski vir] (Str. 129-150)
    Vrsta gradiva - e-članek
    Leto - 2016
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 34050141

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