Multinational firms and the quest for global talent: Employing (skilled) foreign workers at home and abroad

• Published in: Journal of international business studies Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 151 - 173
• Main Authors: Belderbos, René, Leten, Bart, Nguyen, Ngoc Hân, Vancauteren, Mark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan 01.03.2025
• Subjects: Ability; Competitiveness; Coordination; Employment; Foreign workers; Immigration; Knowledge; Migrants; Motivation; R&D; Research & development; Workers

Multinational firms can access global talent in two ways: by employing migrants in their home country, or by employing foreign workers in their overseas affiliates. Taking a knowledge-based perspective, we conceptualize these employment decisions as simultaneous and subject to management coordinatio...