Post-migration labor market: prejudice and the role of host country education
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how prejudice in a post-migration labor market can be mitigated, specifically, whether education received in the host country can serve as a signal of social integration for immigrant workers in employment settings. Design/methodology/approach The auth...
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ftlithuaniansrc:oai:elaba:31158263 2023-05-15T16:48:30+02:00 Post-migration labor market: prejudice and the role of host country education Štangej, Olga Minelgaitė, Inga Kristinsson, Kari Sigrun Sigurdardottir, Margret 2019 http://ism.lvb.lt/ISM:ELABAPDB31158263&prefLang=en_US eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1108/EBHRM-03-2018-0019 http://ism.lvb.lt/ISM:ELABAPDB31158263&prefLang=en_US Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship, Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019, 6, 2, p. 1-25 ISSN 2049-3983 Education Acculturation Integration Iceland Immigrants Labor market Prejudice info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2019 ftlithuaniansrc https://doi.org/10.1108/EBHRM-03-2018-0019 2021-12-02T01:04:46Z Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how prejudice in a post-migration labor market can be mitigated, specifically, whether education received in the host country can serve as a signal of social integration for immigrant workers in employment settings. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted an audit discrimination study, using an experimental setup to examine the interplay between prejudice and education as a signal of the social integration of immigrants in employment settings. Findings The results of the study indicate that signals of social integration, such as, qualifications acquired in the host country through education, counter prejudice against Polish immigrants in Iceland. Research limitations/implications The study provides evidence that immigrants are subjected to prejudice that can restrain their employment opportunities. The acquisition of education in the host country can mitigate this effect, but also diminishes the line between social integration and assimilation. However, the study is limited by a relatively small sample size and a single-country context. Practical implications The study offers insights for both countries and organizations worldwide that are facing the need to successfully embrace a mobile workforce and the challenge of a diverse workforce composition. Originality/value The study addresses the under-researched effects of education on human capital transferability in the host labor market. More specifically, it uncovers that the differentiation between education acquired in the home country and education acquired in the host country is a signal that can mitigate prejudice and its effects on the employment of immigrants in the host countries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland LSRC VL (Lithuanian Social Research Centre Virtual Library) Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship 7 1 42 55 |
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how prejudice in a post-migration labor market can be mitigated, specifically, whether education received in the host country can serve as a signal of social integration for immigrant workers in employment settings. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted an audit discrimination study, using an experimental setup to examine the interplay between prejudice and education as a signal of the social integration of immigrants in employment settings. Findings The results of the study indicate that signals of social integration, such as, qualifications acquired in the host country through education, counter prejudice against Polish immigrants in Iceland. Research limitations/implications The study provides evidence that immigrants are subjected to prejudice that can restrain their employment opportunities. The acquisition of education in the host country can mitigate this effect, but also diminishes the line between social integration and assimilation. However, the study is limited by a relatively small sample size and a single-country context. Practical implications The study offers insights for both countries and organizations worldwide that are facing the need to successfully embrace a mobile workforce and the challenge of a diverse workforce composition. Originality/value The study addresses the under-researched effects of education on human capital transferability in the host labor market. More specifically, it uncovers that the differentiation between education acquired in the home country and education acquired in the host country is a signal that can mitigate prejudice and its effects on the employment of immigrants in the host countries. |
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Post-migration labor market: prejudice and the role of host country education |
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