Publication Date
5-27-2019
Description
Australia has been aggressively pursuing skilled migrants to sustain its population and foster economic growth. However, many skilled migrants experience a downward career move upon migration to Australia. Based on a survey of recent skilled migrants, this study investigates how individual (age, years of settlement, qualifications), national/societal (citizenship and settlement), and organization‐level (climate of inclusion) factors influence their career success. Overall, we found that: (1) age at migration matters more than length of settlement in predicting skilled migrant career success; (2) citizenship uptake and living in a neighbourhood with a greater number of families from the same country of origin facilitate post‐migration career success; and (3) perceptions of one's social/informal networks in the workplace – a dimension of perceived organizational climate of inclusion – also have a positive impact on migrant career outcomes.
Journal
International Migration
Volume
58
Issue
2
First Page
30
Last Page
51
Department
College of Management
Link to Published Version
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imig.12586
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12586
Recommended Citation
Ng, Eddy; Rajendran, Diana; Sears, Greg J.; and Ayub, Nailah. "Determinants of migrant career success: A study of recent skilled migrants in Australia." (2019) : 30-51.