scholarly journals Sense of Belonging: Predictors for Host Country Attachment Among Emigrants

2021 ◽  
pp. 265-285
Author(s):  
Jean Philippe Décieux ◽  
Elke Murdock
Keyword(s):  
Host Country ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
New Host ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Attachment Research ◽  
Identification Processes ◽  
Target Country

AbstractGerman citizens usually leave their home country voluntarily and face fewer barriers, e.g. in terms of freedom of travel or labour market integration. However, when arriving in their host country, they are confronted with the need to adapt to life in a new society. Analysing data from the German Emigration and Remigration Panel Study, we found that half of the emigrants developed a sense of belonging to their new host society. Moreover, we set out to examine this development of host country attachment. Guided by findings from acculturation and expatriate attachment research, we identified factors potentially contributing to host country attachment and tested these in a series of regression models. Permanence of the intended stay is the strongest predictor, and social integration also plays an important role. Host country language competence is also important for the identification processes. Regarding cultural distance, our findings suggest an inverted U-shaped relationship with certain cultural novelty facilitating the development of host country belonging. Moreover, the data point to a complex relationship between cultural characteristics of the target country and factors related to an emotional settlement.

scholarly journals “Boundary-Maintenance” or “Boundary-Crossing”? Name-Giving Practices among Immigrants in Germany

Names ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 28-40
Author(s):  
Jurgen Gerhards ◽  
Julia Tuppat
Keyword(s):  
Host Country ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Boundary Crossing ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Cultural Proximity ◽  
Boundary Maintenance ◽  
Origin Group ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Symbolic Boundary

This study investigates why some immigrants choose names for their children that are common in their home country whereas others opt for names used by natives in the host country. Drawing on the sociological literature on symbolic boundaries, the first strategy can be described as boundary-maintenance whereas the second can be classified as boundary-crossing. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study and applying bivariate and multivariate methods, two broader explanations for name-giving practices are tested: (1) cultural proximity and the permeability of the symbolic boundary between home and host country; and (2) immigrants’ levels of linguistic, structural, social, and emotional integration in the host country. Overall, the theoretical model explains the differences very satisfactorily. Whilst both sets of factors proved relevant to immigrants’ name-giving practices, the immigrants’ level of integration in the host country was less important than the cultural proximity between the origin group and host country.

scholarly journals Different Patterns of Labor Market Integration by Migration Motivation in Europe: The Role of Host Country Human Capital

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wouter Zwysen
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Labor Market Integration

We study whether the acquisition of host country human capital, such as obtaining equivalent qualifications, good language skills, or naturalization, explains differences in labor market integration between migrants depending on their initial motivation. We use cross-national European data from the 2008 ad hoc module of the Labour Force Survey to analyze migrant gaps in labor market participation, employment, occupational status, and precarious employment. We find that different rates of and returns to host country human capital explain a substantial part of the improvements in labor market outcomes with years of residence, particularly for noneconomic migrants who experience faster growth on average.

scholarly journals Precarious Employment and Bargaining Power: Results of a Factorial Survey Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Auspurg ◽  
Stefanie Gundert
Keyword(s):  
Bargaining Power ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Factorial Survey ◽  
Survey Analysis ◽  
Bargaining Position ◽  
And Gender

SummaryThis article deals with the role of bargaining power in shaping workers’ willingness to accept fixed-term jobs. It is assumed that workers prefer permanent contracts but may be willing to compromise on job security under certain conditions. To what extent is the willingness to accept fixed-term contracts influenced by personal characteristics and contextual factors that shape individuals’ bargaining power vis-à-vis employers? In a factorial survey implemented within the German panel study “Labour Market and Social Security” (PASS) approx. 3,700 respondents evaluated more than 18,000 short descriptions (vignettes) of hypothetical job offers with an experimental variation of job characteristics, including contract type. Results show that better labor market integration and economic resources of the respondents reduce the willingness to accept insecure jobs. The effect of a better bargaining position also shows up in the higher level of financial compensation required for fixed-term contracts.Moreover, some variation by family background and gender has been found.

scholarly journals In-ger-land, In-ger-land, In-ger-land! Exploring the impact of soccer on the sense of belonging of those seeking asylum in the UK

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 940-954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Woodhouse ◽  
Dom Conricode
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Asylum Seeker ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Sense Of Control ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Utilising research conducted in Sheffield (UK) with people seeking asylum, this article explores the ways in which soccer might be used to create a sense of belonging in the host country. It explores participant feelings about soccer and its potential to alleviate the pressures that the status of being an ‘asylum seeker’ brings. The ways in which soccer may play a role in the identity formation of those seeking asylum is considered in relation to both self-identity and the perceptions of others. The findings of this exploratory study suggest that the various ways of interacting with soccer can provide participants with a sense of control, identity and belonging.

scholarly journals Determinants of Staff Localization in Headquarters-Subsidiary-Subsidiary Relationships

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 249
Author(s):  
Chan Bok Kim ◽  
Seong-Jin Choi ◽  
Luyao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Foreign Subsidiary ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Local Competition ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Local Experience ◽  
Relationship Structure ◽  
The Impact

This paper investigates how cultural distance, the local experience of a foreign subsidiary, and the intensity of local competition jointly affect the staff localization of MNEs’ subsidiaries. While previous studies on the effects of cultural distance have mainly focused on the gap between home and host countries, we extend the existing “home-host” country perspective to the home-intermediary-host country relationship. This study regards Korea as an intermediary country and utilizes 520 observations from a unique survey conducted by the Export-Import Bank of Korea from 2006 to 2013. The results suggest that the impact of cultural distance on staff localization is a function of local experience and competitive environment in the home-intermediate-host relationship structure. This paper makes a theoretical contribution to our understanding of the behavior of multinational corporations by expanding the cultural distance perspective between the home and host countries explored in previous research to the home-subsidiary-subsidiary structure.

scholarly journals The Happy Migrant? Emigration and its Impact on Subjective Well-Being

2021 ◽  
pp. 189-204
Author(s):  
Jean Guedes Auditor ◽  
Marcel Erlinghagen
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Difference In Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
First Time

AbstractThe chapter asks about possible causal effects of migration on subjective well-being (SWB) measured by self-reported overall life satisfaction. By combining the emigration sample of the German Emigration and Remigration Panel Study (GERPS) with a quasi-counterfactual sample of internationally non-mobile Germans provided by the Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) the difference-in-difference analyses show that emigration is actually accompanied by an increase in SWB. Based on propensity score matching procedures and compared to non-mobile German stayers, German first-time emigrants show a significant increase in SWB shortly after arrival in their host country. For most emigrants, migration pays off not only economically via increasing incomes but also with regard to an increase in life satisfaction. However, the underlying analysis has certain limitations and we therefore discuss the significance of the presented evidence and consequences and challenges for future research.

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