1849: Grappling with Inclusion: Theorizing Challenges & Opportunities in Migration and Forced Displacement (17169)

Organizer(s)

• GK

  Gloria Kutscher

  U. of Southampton, United Kingdom

Presenter(s)

• SS

  Shivaang Sharma

  UCL School of Management, United Kingdom
• GK

  Gloria Kutscher

  U. of Southampton, United Kingdom
• SA

  Sophie Alkhaled

  Lancaster U. Management School, United Kingdom
• IS

  Innan Sasaki

  Warwick Business School, United Kingdom
• EV

  Eero Vaara

  U. of Oxford, United Kingdom
• AC

  Amna Chaudhry

  U. of Edinburgh business school
• JA

  John Amis

  U. of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Discussant(s)

• IS

  Innan Sasaki

  Warwick Business School, United Kingdom

This symposium delves into the dynamics of migration and forced displacement, emphasizing challenges and opportunities in the inclusion of refugees and migrants in organizations, society, and the labor market. As migration reaches historic highs, with 108 million forcibly displaced, and a surge in global migration, achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal #16 for inclusive societies is critical. Despite benefits, challenges persist, such as discrimination and inequality, revealing an ambivalent and paradoxical inclusion experience. The symposium, spanning diverse contexts, migration states, and inclusion needs, explores belonging, integration struggles, and challenges in agency, representation, and labor market discrimination. The goal of the symposium is to provide insights on the benefits and challenges of inclusion, and to connect these findings with wider discussions and future research opportunities in organization and management theory.

Presentations:

• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1849: Intentional efforts and unintentional disruptive effects during institutional change (17169)
  

  Author: Shivaang Sharma – UCL School of Management
• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1849: Craftivism Through Refugee Women’s Craftwork (17169)
  

  Author: Sophie Alkhaled – Lancaster U. Management School

  Author: Innan Sasaki – Warwick Business School

  Author: Eero Vaara – U. of Oxford
• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1849: Balancing inclusion approaches: A configurational boundary work lens to refugee integration (17169)
  

  Author: Gloria Kutscher – U. of Southampton
• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1849: The downside of resilience – irregular migrant experiences of competing precarities (17169)
  

  Author: Amna Chaudhry – U. of Edinburgh business school

  Author: John Matthew Amis – U. of Edinburgh