... demographic diversity (immigrants, visible minorities, gender) and the attractiveness of public service jobs. Design/methodology/approach Secondary data from a representative survey of 4,428 Quebecers aged 18–55 were used. The mediating role of 12 work values was examined using structural equation models...

...Hui Zhang; Luciara Nardon Purpose While mentoring is an important tool for employee development in organizations, its potential for integrating immigrants at the pre-employment stage remains underexplored. This paper examines the role of mentors in immigrants’ anticipatory socialization. Design...

... immigration, increasing the immigrant share of the population. However, policy and academic analyses have largely overlooked the aging of the immigrant population. This study aims to document disparities in low-income rates and labour market outcomes between immigrants and non-immigrants at older ages...

...Morley Gunderson; Wendy Cukier Purpose This paper aims to dissect myths from realities. It delves into the nuanced relationship between immigration and housing, emphasizing that while correlation exists, causation is not straightforward. By exploring factors beyond immigration driving housing...

... 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...

...Luciara Nardon; Amrita Hari; Hui Zhang; Liam P.S. Hoselton; Aliya Kuzhabekova Purpose Despite immigrant-receiving countries' need for skilled professionals to meet labour demands, research suggests that many skilled migrants undergo deskilling, downward career mobility, underemployment...

...Tone Lindheim Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate why many immigrants end up in uncertain employment. Design/methodology/approach The paper describes a qualitative case study of three nursing homes in Oslo (Norway), which investigates immigrant employment and recruitment-related...

... 28 04 2020 28 04 2020 28 04 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Gender Role conflict Immigrants Intersectionality Work–family Work–life Research that explores the interface between paid work...

...Ekundayo Y. Akinlade; Jason R. Lambert; Peng Zhang Purpose Few studies examine how hiring discrimination can be an antecedent to the labor exploitation of immigrant workers. The main purpose of this paper is to advance the theoretical understanding of how the intersectionality of race...

...–2014 US Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Data using Stata. The population was stratified into four specific subgroups based on their gender, ethnicity—blacks, Hispanics and whites—immigration status, college status—whether they were enrolled in a program of study...

...Isabella M. Krysa; Albert Mills; Salvador Barragan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically look at how immigrants to Canada are informed and educated about how to become productive members of society. The authors adopted a postcolonial framework to unveil the underlying assumptions...

...Amina Malik; Laxmikant Manroop Purpose Despite the increase of recent immigrant newcomers (RINs) into the workforce over the past few years, many employers still face the challenge of successfully integrating RINs into the workplace. To this end, the purpose of this paper is to propose customized...

... Immigrants Stress Work Chinese workers Understanding and managing employees’ stress at work remains a major stream in the talent management literature because satisfied and motivated employees contribute directly to a company’s competitive advantage, and excessive stress can be costly for both...

.../methodology/approach – The paper is based on an ethnographically inspired case study of a Swedish labour market procedure, which was designed to validate the skills and knowledge of non-western immigrant job-seekers. Qualitative data were generated through observations, in-depth interviews and document...

...Brigitte Aulenbacher; Cäcilia Innreiter‐Moser; Shu‐Ju Ada Cheng Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use the case of white immigrant women domestics’ experiences in migration to demonstrate that their work experiences are different due to their whiteness. While their racial identity provides...

... in Sweden. Design/methodology/approach The article is based on the stories of two immigrant women entrepreneurs who reflect upon their experience of working life in the context of migration to Sweden. These two stories provide a ground for a discussion regarding the responding to and re‐making...

...Jawad Syed; Edwina Pio; Raza A. Mir Purpose This paper seeks to analyze the manner in which an immigrant community (South Asian Shia Muslims) deploys religious institutions as a coping mechanism to survive in a demanding and culturally alien environment. Design/methodology/approach...

... to entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach Through a case study, this paper spotlights the entrepreneurship of immigrant women from the Dawoodi Bohra Islamic community in Sweden. Utilizing the literature from spirituality, ethnography and ethnic minority entrepreneurship, this paper seeks to foreground...

.... Originality/value This paper helps clarify the issue of gender and stratification as it relates to immigrants in the USA. Most research on immigrant earnings attainment compare native‐born and immigrants. As a consequence, we know little about the disparity in earnings among USA immigrants themselves. Our...

...Spinder Dhaliwal; Peter Kangis Purpose Asian immigrant entrepreneurs in the UK have been used as examples of what can be done through free enterprise. Academic interest is developing in the changes taking place as newer generations emerge. Seeks to address these issues. Design/methodology...