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Navigating the care between two distinct cultures: a qualitative study of the experiences of Arabic-speaking immigrants in Norwegian hospitals

2021

Abstract Background During the past decades, there has been an increase in the number of immigrants to European and Scandinavian countries. This has challenged the health-care systems, which cater to the needs of patients despite their cultural and linguistic barriers, in these countries. Most studies on this topic have focused on the perspectives of health-care providers in delivering their service. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how hospitalized Arabic-speaking patients experienced their interaction with the Norwegian health-care system. Methods In-depth interviews with 20 participants and researcher’s participant observation were conducted to explore the idiosyncrat…

Las organizaciones de migrantes zacatecanos y ecuatorianos. el nuevo agente del desarrollo transnacional

2014

Durante los últimos veinte años el debate académico y político en torno a las migraciones y el desarrollo se ha incrementado tanto en los países receptores como emisores. La postura dominante tiende a promover un discurso apologé-tico de las remesas y a visualizar a los migrantes y sus asociaciones como nuevos agentes responsables del desarrollo local y regional en sus países de origen. El propósito de esta tesis es ofrecer una visión crítica de dicha postura a partir del análisis del migrante organizado ecuatoriano y zacatecano en dos contextos de llegada diferentes. Sin desconocer algunos avances, nos interesa destacar cómo, ante la ausencia de políticas públicas integrales de desarrollo …

The skill paradox: explaining and reducing employment discrimination against skilled immigrants

2015

Using a social identity theory approach, we theorized that recruiters might be particularly biased against skilled immigrant applicants. We refer to this phenomenon as a skill paradox, according to which immigrants are more likely to be targets of employment discrimination the more skilled they are. Furthermore, building on the common ingroup identity model, we proposed that this paradox can be resolved through human resource management (HRM) strategies that promote inclusive hiring practices (e.g., by emphasizing fit with a diverse clientele). The results from a laboratory experiment were consistent with our predictions: Local recruiters preferred skilled local applicants over skilled immi…

Hyper-mobile migrant workers and Dutch trade union representation strategies at the Eemshaven construction sites

2016

The EU regulatory regime and employers’ cross-border recruitment practices complicate unions’ ability to represent increasingly diverse and transnationally mobile workers. Even in institutional contexts where the industrial relations structure and labour law are favourable, such as the Netherlands, unions struggle with maintaining labour standards for these workers. This article analyses Dutch union efforts to represent hyper-mobile construction workers at the Eemshaven construction sites. It shows that the nexus of subcontracting, transnational mobility, legal insularity and employer anti-unionism complicate enforcement so that even well-resourced unions can, at best, improve employment c…

Chinese immigrants’ occupational well-being in Finland : the role of paternalistic leadership

2018

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to enhance the understanding of paternalistic leadership behaviour in the Finnish organisational context by investigating its relationship with Chinese immigrant employees’ occupational well-being. Design/methodology/approach This research was based on a survey of 117 Chinese immigrants working in Finland. The snowball sampling method was adopted in the present research. Findings The findings show that the dimensions of paternalistic leadership, specifically benevolent leadership behaviour, can be influential in Chinese immigrant knowledge workers’ occupational well-being in the Finnish organisational context. Research limitations/implications Paternali…

Cultural Identity in Everyday Interactions at Work: Highly Skilled Female Russian Professionals in Finland

2013

The dominant research strands into social interaction in culturally diverse workplaces have focused on issues of organizational efficiency and discrimination, and they have treated cultural identity as static, monolithic, and universally shared. This study aims to problematize this view. It is argued that our understanding of cultural workplace diversity could be extended through the integration of interpretive and critical interpersonal communication theorizing on cultural identity as dynamic and processual, constructed between and among people in everyday workplace interactions and in relation to larger social, political, and historical forces. This argument is illustrated by an analysis …

La course d'obstacles des jeunes issus de l'immigration

2013

L'origine sociale et culturelle influent aussi sur l'insertion professionnelle et les discriminations à l'embauche ne sont pas une vue de l'esprit

PREVALENCE OF LIVER DISEASES IN A POPULATION OF IMMIGRANTS IN SICILY. ANALYSIS OF DAY-HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS IN A DEPARTMENT OF MIGRATION MEDICINE

2011

Interpreting Distress Narratives in Italian Reception Centres: The need for caution when negotiating empathy

2020

This paper examines the interpreting of migrant narratives in reception centres in Italy, based on first-hand data collected by the authors, and discusses the potential risks of empathic bonding. The data consists in recorded mediated interactions between migrants, public service interpreters and service providers, as well as recorded interviews. The data show how asylum seekers and migrants construct their narratives both to reflect their own life experiences and to be as persuasive as possible to improve the chances of a successful asylum application. Public service interpreters – or ‘language mediators’ as they are termed in the Italian setting – may struggle to position themselves profe…

Les trajectoires scolaires des élèves issus de l'immigration selon le genre et l'origine : quelles évolutions ?

2016

En ligne sur http://www.cnesco.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/brinbaum1.pdf; L'objectif de ce rapport est d'actualiser les connaissances sur la scolarité des élèves dits de la "seconde génération" -nés en France de parents immigrés - en prenant en compte la diversité des origines. Sont mobilisés quatre indicateurs : les notes en 6e et en 3e, la situation scolaire en 2012-2013 soit six ans après l'entrée en 6e (avec les filières suivies) et les aspirations des familles.