International Movements of the Highly Skilled:

In recent years there has been a growing recognition of the importance of international recruitment and movement of the highly skilled. Modern industries and services increasingly rely upon the acquisition, deployment and use of human expertise to add value in their operations. When this expertise i...

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Main Author: Salt, John (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 1997
Series:OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:In recent years there has been a growing recognition of the importance of international recruitment and movement of the highly skilled. Modern industries and services increasingly rely upon the acquisition, deployment and use of human expertise to add value in their operations. When this expertise is not available locally, employers frequently import it from abroad. This takes place in the context of two fundamental and interrelated processes: the development of internal labour markets by employers, on the one hand, and of the institutional framework by governments to facilitate the global interchange of skills, on the other. The principal flows of highly skilled workers today reflect the global expansion of world trade, the international expansion of trans-national corporations, and the activities of institutions such as governments and recruitment agencies. Although not straightforward, there appears for example to be a positive relationship between flows of skilled labour and ...
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (44 Seiten) 21 x 29.7cm
DOI:10.1787/104411065061

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