Causes, effects and trends of international migration: Brain gain versus brain drain.

International skilled migration: Concept, definition and types of skilled migrants.

Skilled migrants in IB: Potential and challenges.

Planning the survey: Potential of skilled migrants in international firms.

Conducting this survey with standardized questionnaires.

Group coaching Session

Group presentations of survey findings

Best practice methods for successfully attracting, incorporating and utilizing the idiosyncratic attributes of skilled migrants.

-To introduce to the phenomenon and trends of international labour migration, skilled migration and its causes and effects on International Business.

-To understand the main types of migrants, the concept of skilled migration and the advantages and challenges this poses to internationally operating firms.

-To plan, execute and analyze primary research in form of conducting a survey with standardized questionnaires.

-To conclude findings and to frame best practice methods for successfully incorporating and efficiently managing skilled migrants and their distinctive set of competencies for the benefit of the international firm.

-By the means of interactive group assignments, discussions, teamwork, primary research, as well as group presentations, students will enhance their hard as well as their soft skills.

Theoretical input, group assignment, in-class discussions, primary research and presentations

In-class participation: 25%

Peer rating: 10 %

Presentations: 45%

Final report: 20 %

Completed IB Foundations (Class I – Basics) and Applications (Class II)