Our research discussed global talent management from a sustainable talent perspective. This study examined the brain circulation phenomenon and its impact on qualified professional immigrant contribution and resilience, in a work environment highly interconnected by IT after the Covid-19 Pandemic experience.
What was our approach?
This pilot study used a qualitative exploratory approach to take a closer look at a preliminary sample of talented Brazilian-Canadian immigrants. We examined their membership in personal and professional networks. Our research involved networking associations and organizations that are located in Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa, and so were closely connected to the theme of Building Migrant Resilience in Cities.
- Semi-structured interviews were conducted virtually. Participants were asked about their professional trajectory, reasons for immigration, experience living in Canada, professional and personal plans for the future and participation in personal and professional networks. We also examined the stimulus that employers and government policymakers have provided for the establishment and fortification of Canadian-Brazilian network collaboration. We planned to begin interviews upon receipt of institutional ethics approval with preliminary analysis completed for the TM Workshop in Cork.
Summer 2022
- Sought approval for the project from the Research Ethics Boards at UWindsor, BrockU and York U.
- Developed all resources including interview questions.
Fall 2022
- Extended our academic literature review related to migrant resilience, networking, and global implications and sustainability.
- Presented conceptual paper at Talent Management Workshop in Cork, Ireland – collect feedback to shape the study’s contribution.
- Data collection.
Winter 2023
- Wrote-up results and submitted to a peer-reviewed journal.
- Produced a research digest and developed a webinar for BMRC.
Project Director:
- Marcia Carvalho de Azevedo, Universidade Federal De São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Co-investigators:
- Francine Schlosser, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor
- Deborah McPhee, Professor of Human Resource Management, Goodman School of Business, Brock University
Community Partners:
- Brazilian – Canadian networking associations in Montreal, Toronto.
Project Website:
- Azevedo, M. C., Schlosser, F., & McPhee, D. 2024. Study results: Leveraging immigrant contribution and resilience through brain circulation.
- Azevedo, M. C.(2023).Preventing brain drain: A sustainable perspective of global talent management. In F. Schlosser & D. M. McPhee (Eds.), Global talent management during times of uncertainty(pp. 109-122). Bingley/UK: Emerald Publishing.
- Azevedo, M., Schlosser, F., McPhee, D. (in progress). Brain Circulation.
- Azevedo, M., Schlosser, F., & McPhee, D.M. (2022). Leveraging immigrant contribution and resilience through brain circulation. 11th Workshop on Talent Management, Cork, Ireland, October 2022.
- Azevedo, M., Schlosser, F., McPhee, D., Vlad, V, von Bonsdorff, M. (2023). Sustainable Global Talent Management. Presented at the ASAC 2023, ASAC, Toronto, May 2023.
- Schlosser, F. (2021). Comparison of Immigrants versus Canadian-born business owners in developing strategies that build resilience during COVID-19. Webinar, Building Migrant Resilience in Cities SSHRC Partnership (BMRC), Virtual, June 2021.
- Sultana, Nahid; Schlosser, Francine; Preston, Valerie. International Students and COVID 19: Experiences, Policies, and Options, BMRC Policy Brief, Series Report 4: Lessons from Windsor Essex, 2020, December, Building Migrant Resilience in Cities SSHRC Partnership (BMRC).
- Joseph, Jolin; Schlosser, Francine; Preston, Valerie, The Role of Post-secondary Institutions in Building International Student Resilience, BMRC Policy Brief, Series Report 3: Lessons from Windsor Essex, 2020, September, Building Migrant Resilience in Cities SSHRC Partnership (BMRC), The First Windsor BMRC Symposium: Role of Postsecondary Institutions in Building International Student Resilience.
