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Organizational culture and cultural diversity: An explorative study of international skilled migrants in Swedish firms
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering, Industrial Economics and Organisation. (Organisation and Management)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8185-6879
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Umeå School of Business and Economics (USBE), Business Administration.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8123-5730
2021 (English)In: Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research, ISSN 2049-8799, E-ISSN 2049-8802, Vol. 9, no 2, p. 289-308Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Purpose

This paper empirically explores the types and extent of cultural diversity strategies in Sweden, a developed economy with many migrant workers. The role of organizational culture as the context and the association with diversity strategy and the selection of international skilled migrant workers is examined.

Design/methodology/approach

Empirical data are collected by surveying 249 Swedish large or medium-sized firms. Cluster analysis is used to explore the configuration of organizational culture, cultural diversity strategy, and selection and development criteria.

Findings

We identify five clusters of organizations. Organizational culture is the main contextual factor that influence the cultural diversity strategy and HR approaches for selecting skilled migrant workers. The profile of the clusters including organizational culture diversity strategies, the selection criteria, and firm demographics is presented. The empirical results indicate that organizational culture and demographics are associated with the choice of diversity strategy and, consequently, HR processes.

Originality/value

This study’s main focus is on intetrnational skilled migrants, which are among empirically less-studied areas in global mobility literature. Furthermore, until now more attention has been directed toward studying the consequences of diversity than to understanding the factors that influence choice of diversity strategies and practices. This study focuses on antecedents of diversity and attempts to understand the factors that influence adoption and implementation of different cultural diversity strategies.

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2021. Vol. 9, no 2, p. 289-308
Keywords [en]
Migrant worker, selection, global mobility, skilled migrant, diversity
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Business Administration
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Working Life Studies; Industrial Economics and Organisations
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-53547DOI: 10.1108/JGM-11-2020-0072ISI: 000631049200001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85103154912OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-53547DiVA, id: diva2:1532498
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FORTE - Dnr: 2017-00285Available from: 2021-03-02 Created: 2021-03-02 Last updated: 2021-11-17Bibliographically approved

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