1344: Let’s Talk About The Future Workforce: Immigrants (16723)

Presenter(s)

• DL

  Diana Lee

  PhD Candidate, Drexel U., United States

Participant(s)

• MF

  Mitsu Fang

  Beedie School of Business Simon Fraser U.
• GL

  G. James Lemoine

  U. at Buffalo, The State U. of New York, United States

Presenter(s)

• MW

  Min Wan

  Texas State U., United States
• ML

  Mila Lazarova

  Simon Fraser U., Canada
• SH

  Snehal Hora

  Drexel U., United States
• JI

  Joy Ibedionu

  The U. of Texas at Arlington, United States

Discussant(s)

• MS

  Margaret Shaffer

  U. of Oklahoma, United States

Participant(s)

• SF

  Stacey Fitzsimmons

  U. of Victoria, Canada
• SS

  Sima Sajjadiani

  Sauder School of Business, U. of British Columbia, Canada
• CK

  Cagdas Kilic

  Simon Fraser U.

The growing interdependence between nations and cultures in the modern world has resulted in a notable increase in immigration. The United Nations has reported that the number of international migrants – “people residing in a country other than their birth country” - has gone up from 173 million in the year 2000 to 281 million in 2020. As the number of immigrants worldwide increases, the social and political conversations around immigrants’ place in society become more and more polarized. Although policy and law can sometimes make it difficult for immigrants to integrate into the workforce, corporations have been noted to be largely supportive of immigration because they see the unique values and perspectives that immigrants bring to the workplace. Despite the recognition from corporate executives, immigrant employees have received little attention from management scholars. The scant management literature on immigrant workers has focused on the organizational challenges they face, such as work attainment, discrimination, and language and cultural barriers. Very little research has looked at the distinctive contributions of immigrants to the workplace. This symposium aims to motivate future research by providing a glimpse into the unique skills and perspectives that immigrants offer in shaping the future of organizations and work at large, against the backdrop of relentless challenges faced by immigrant employees.

Presentations:

• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1344: Integrative Conceptual Review of the Immigrant Work Experiences (16723)
  

  Author: Diana Annabell Lee – PhD Candidate, Drexel U.

  Author: Snehal Hora – Drexel U.

  Author: Sima Sajjadiani – Sauder School of Business, U. of British Columbia
• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1344: Investigating Immigrant Employees’ Acculturation Strategies and Embeddedness (16723)
  

  Author: Min Wan – Texas State U.

  Author: Margaret A. Shaffer – U. of Oklahoma
• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1344: Hiding in plain sight: Why do highly qualified immigrant employees remain (mostly) invisible (16723)
  

  Author: Mila Borislavova Lazarova – Simon Fraser U.

  Author: Mitsu Fang – Beedie School of Business Simon Fraser U.

  Author: Stacey Fitzsimmons – U. of Victoria

  Author: Cagdas Kilic – Simon Fraser U.
• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1344: Immigrants: The Unsung Creative Heroes-An Examination of Immigrants’ Creative Process (16723)
  

  Author: Snehal Hora – Drexel U.

  Author: G. James Lemoine – U. at Buffalo, The State U. of New York
• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1344: Status Incongruence and Masculinity Threat: The Moderating Role of Supervisors’ Gender (16723)
  

  Author: Joy Obioma Ibedionu – The U. of Texas at Arlington