Global Knowledge Work: Diversity and Relational PerspectivesKaterina Nicolopoulou, Mine Karata--Ozkan, Ahu Tatli Global Knowledge Work is an up-to-date account of theoretical approaches and empirical research in the multi-disciplinary topic of global knowledge workers from a relational and diversity perspective. This informative volume includes contributions from in |
Contents
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an eye on the senior executives of the Middle East by Stanton Chase International | 22 |
PART II Mobility migration and diversity management of knowledge workers | 31 |
3 Immigration and emigration decisions among highly skilled British expatriates in Vancouver | 33 |
4 Transnationality in smallscale cities? Integration of and cooperation between creative and knowledgeintensive workers in the stagnating socioecono... | 57 |
a theoretical framework | 78 |
6 The important role of refugee and migrant community organizations in bringing out highly educated refugees potential as knowledge workers | 95 |
a study of online recruitment advertisements in the Indian software industry | 114 |
9 Relationality in global knowledge work teams | 163 |
how gender influences practice | 185 |
PART IV Knowledge workers technology and skills development | 205 |
11 The role of technologyenhanced learning in the development of global knowledge workers | 207 |
12 Digital skills for digital disruption and value creation | 230 |
PART V Motivations and forms of capital in the context of knowledge work | 241 |
13 Autonomy as a stressor in knowledge work | 243 |
academics experiences of the workfamily relationship | 255 |
PART III Relationality social networks and knowledge work | 141 |
lessons from the hospitality sector in Australias Northern Territory | 143 |
Index | 269 |
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