Skilled International Migration
An Analysis of the Geography of International Secondments within Large Accountancy Firms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4139924 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan V Beaverstock (0000-0003-1228-9465, University of Bristol, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1133-1146 |
| Publication date | 1991-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/a231133 |
| OpenAlex | W2043695450 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 12 |
In this paper the issue of skilled transient movements (international secondments) within large multinational accountancy firms are considered. The principal arguments in the paper are that chartered accountants are involved in transient moves through global secondment programmes as a response to the corporate strategy of the firm and as a tool which enhances the career development of the individual
Business · Multinational corporation · Family Business Performance and Succession · International Business and FDI · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Accounting · Finance
Thinking Outside of the Box
World Cities and the Limits to Global Control
Globalization and world cities
Employment prospects for skilled migrants
Migración y movilidad de los trabajadores cualificados extranjeros de las empresas en México
The invisibility of skilled female migrants and gender relations in studies of skilled migration in Europe
Transnationalizing entrepreneurship
Choosing to relocate
Getting Caught in the Net
Re-thinking skilled international labour migration
Regional Patterns of Business Performance Among Small and Medium Sized Public Accounting Firms in New York State
Illuminating the shadows of skilled migration
International Labor Migration through Multinational Enterprises
A Migration Channels Approach to the Study of Professionals Moving to and from Hong Kong
Lending Jobs to Global Cities
The Settlement Patterns of Developed World Migrants in London
Global Business Services in Moscow
Imagining difference
A phantom state? The de-traditionalization of money, the international financial system and international financial centres
The Current State of Knowledge in International Business in Producer Services
Revisiting High-Waged Labour Market Demand in the Global Cities
Rethinking Elites
The firm-territory nexus in a fragmented economy
The Role of Corporate, Professional, and Personal Networks in the Provision of Offshore Financial Services
Foreign players in the English Premier Academy League
The Mobility of Labor and Capital
Some perspectives on the geography of services
Cities in transformation
High Level Manpower Movements in Northwest Europe and the Role of Careers
Scottish Emigration in the 1980s
From settlers to skilled transients
Highly-skilled international migrants, careers and internal labour markets
Some social and political implications of the contemporary fragmentation of the 'service class' in Britain
Population Geography
New York City
| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2024 (31) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |