International human resource management
in an era of political nationalism
Horak, Sven, Farndale, Elaine, Brannen, Mary Yoko and Collings, David G.ORCID: 0000-0003-1252-7080
(2017)
International human resource management
in an era of political nationalism.
Thunderbird International Business Review
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ISSN 1096-4762
In times of the “Brexit” and “America First” policies, several industrialized countries’
governments are turning towards more national-oriented migration policies. Simultaneously,
societal aversion to immigration is growing. Both trends are sending negative signals to highly
skilled employees and making immigrants feel that they are no longer welcome. Consequently,
international careers are becoming uncertain, risky, and unpredictable. This new reality in
industrialized knowledge-based economies may affect firms’ talent pool and the skill set
available to a country. To shed light on the new environment of international human resource
management, we interviewed Mary Yoko Brannen and David Collings, leading experts in the
field, to explore their perspective on how the field is changing. The interviews reported here
uncover fascinating insights, including the need to counteract the globalization fears in the West
of the predominantly white working and lower-middle class through education. Companies may
also rethink their organizational boundaries and the notion of traditional employees by using
their agility to counteract the political forces harming their talent pool strategy.
Item Type:
Article (Published)
Refereed:
Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:
International HRM;global talent management; nationalism; migration; hidden talent;skill sets