Attracting High Skilled Individuals in the EU: The Finnish Experience

Přívara, Andrej; Rievajová, Eva; Barbulescu, Adina

doi:10.33182/ml.v17i2.927

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“…Attracting high skilled individuals from third countries is of great importance because there is a lack of skilled labour in the EU. Lack of HSIs coupled with simultaneous demographic change is provoking governments into applying direct measures to recruit economic migrants [53]. In that regard, rich countries are developing measures for attracting HSIs.…”

Section: Labour Migration In the Eumentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of the Construction Labour Demand and Shortages in the EU

Juricic¹,

Galić

Marenjak

2021

Buildings

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This paper reviews the recent literature on skill and labour shortages in the labour market with special emphasis on the construction sector in the European Union Member States, foreseeing the Construction 4.0 era. The free movement of people is one of the rights of all citizens of the EU which also includes the free movement of workers. Labour shortages in the EU are expected to increase in the future due to a declining population and an ageing workforce. In order to recognize and forecast labour shortages, EU Member states use a variety of instruments but they do not answer as to whether it is possible to use migrant labour to appease those shortages. There are several systems used to classify labour shortages in the EU Member states. Most of the countries classify labour shortages in relation to different sectors or occupation groups as well as by skill levels, but in some Member States, classification is made according to the type of employment. Instruments used to measure labour shortages significantly differ from country to country. Several criteria are used for creating lists of shortage occupations and most of the criteria include demand side and supply side criteria. A majority of the Member States are facing labour and skill shortages in various sectors and the construction sector is not an exception. As total employment in the construction sector decreased, so did the share of employed migrants. Labour shortages in the construction sector can be eased by the availability of a labour supply willing to accept unqualified and low-paying jobs. The construction sector seeks low-, medium-, and high-skilled individuals and is most likely the sector where most of the incoming migrants will be working, which has an impact on the development and implementation dynamic of Construction 4.0.

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Section: Labour Migration In the Eumentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of the Construction Labour Demand and Shortages in the EU

Juricic¹,

Galić

Marenjak

2021

Buildings

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“…Bianchi and Andrews (2015) also concluded that SMEs have benefited massively from the adoption of social media in order to ensure their market development by the availability of their brands on various social media platforms and subsequently changed consumption patterns. SME management use social media for various organizational purposes such as marketing, communication, sales, innovation, problem resolution, HRM, customer service, and above all technology and driving cultural changes (Ainin et al, 2015;Přívara et al, 2020;Hitka et al, 2021;Siekelova et al, 2021).…”

Section: Market Development and Expansionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The importance of social media for management of SMEs

Belás¹,

Amoah²,

Dvorský³

et al. 2021

Economics &Amp; Sociology

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The aim of this paper is to present new scientific results concerning social media in relation to the SME segment. The empirical research based on a sample of 1,520 respondents from the business sector of the V4 countries provided interesting findings. The role of social media is largely underestimated by the SMEs and such enterprises have untapped capacity for using social media in their management. Additionally, the SMEs insufficiently utilize the opportunity for a more flexible response to market development through social media. Another important finding is that the SMEs do not usually have a clear strategy on how to use social media. Also, organizations in the SME segment do not sufficiently appreciate the contribution of social media to the growth of financial performance. The research confirmed the existence of significant differences in the attitudes of respondents in individual V4 countries. Further findings indicate that the attitudes of SMEs are changing in the context of the new macroeconomic situation. While the use of social media in the favourable phase of the economic cycle was relatively low, their role increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…The first is the increasing flows of skilled migrants, mostly from economically backward countries [8]. In this context, it can be stated that although the overall rate of migration from economically backward countries is very low, the relationship between GDP per capita and the rate of skilled emigrants is inverse [9]. In general, the poorer the country, the higher the emigration rate.…”

Section: Changes In the Characteristics Of Migrantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Migration Challenges of the Current Stage of Globalization

Přívara

Rievajová

2021

SHS Web of Conf.

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Research background: International labor migration is much less globalized than the other components of this process, mainly due to the various restrictions it continually encounters. Usually, the globalization of international migration results in complex migration systems. The migration challenges of the current stage of globalization include, among other things, changes in the categories of present migrants. The profile of migrants is becoming more and more diversified. It comprises women, minors, skilled people, entrepreneurs, and a low-skilled workforce or one who accepts a strong degree of disqualification. Purpose of the article: The purpose of the paper is to identify processes of labor migration in the conditions of globalization, to analyze changes in the characteristics of migrants, as well as the paradox of complementarity between migration and globalization. Methods: The authors used the methods of theoretical and empirical analysis. In addition to standard methods of theoretical analysis, they also used content analysis of text documents, mostly of an official nature. These were mainly national and European papers dealing with the issue of international labor migration in the context of globalization. Empirical research is based on the analysis of official data obtained from databases of international institutions (Eurostat, OECD, IOM, etc.). Findings & Value added: As a result of the analysis, the authors concluded about adequate European immigration policy and greater labor mobility would contribute to addressing labor market imbalances. At the end of the article, the authors also formulated specific measures to support mobility within the EU.

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Attracting High Skilled Individuals in the EU: The Finnish Experience

Cited by 14 publications

References 21 publications

Review of the Construction Labour Demand and Shortages in the EU

Review of the Construction Labour Demand and Shortages in the EU

The importance of social media for management of SMEs

Migration Challenges of the Current Stage of Globalization

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