This research investigates the drivers that pushed Returned Non Resident Indians(RNRIs) to come back to their homeland and their potential contribution, through the knowledgeand competences acquired by studying and working abroad, to the Firms that hire them.We used a qualitative method pursued through semi-structured non-standardized interviews withexperts of the topic and RNRIs. Furthermore, in order to have better insights, we looked at thebackground of the top management of 8 top IT Indian companies and at newspaper coverage.It resulted that RNRIs come back mainly to be closer to their families and because of a combinationof economic decline in the West and booming economy in India, thus leading to a better lifestyle.Moreover, we found indication of the contribution presented to Firms’ by knowledge and skills andgained interesting insights on the future trends of the Diaspora.However, our findings cannot be considered as conclusive, due to the small size of the sample wehad access to. The research topic needs further research.

<p>Bakgrund: Migration är ett vanligt förekommande fenomen idag vare sig den är ofrivillig eller frivillig. Mycket forskning har gjorts om den ofrivilliga flyktingmigrationen men ytterst lite forskning har fokuserat på den frivilliga migrationen, då i synnerhet gällande högutbildade individer med special kompetens. </p><p>Avgränsningar: Vi har begränsat oss till att studera de mer rationella orsakerna till inflödet av utländsk kompetens, vilka anses vara lättare för en stat att påverka. Vidare så har vi fokuserat oss mot de individer som anses vara högutbildade eller inneha en speciell eftertraktad kompetens. Studien är också begränsad till att studera migration av högutbildad arbetskraft mellan i-länder. </p><p>Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka orsakerna till det nettoinflöde av utländsk kompetens till ett visst land vilka kan påverkas av statliga åtgärder. I vårt fall har vi använt oss av Nederländerna som ett studieobjekt i vår undersökning för att se vad den nederländska staten gjort för att attrahera utländsk kompetens. Genomförande: Uppsatsen baseras på empiriska resultat som insamlades under en veckas uppehåll i Nederländerna. Vi har också använt oss av litteratur och artiklar angående migration av högutbildade. Viss statistik data angående Nederländerna har också använts. </p><p>Resultat: Vi har funnit att orsakerna till migration av högutbildade individer styrs av både rationella och irrationella faktorer som mer eller mindre kan påverkas av statliga åtgärder. Vad gäller Nederländerna så har man inte tagit några åtgärder med det explicita syftet att attrahera utländsk kompetens. Detta har blivit en positiv konsekvens av den nederländska statens försök att attrahera utländska direktinvesteringar. Slutligen har vi funnit att"brain drain"inte nödvändigtvis är en negativ företeelse på lång sikt.</p> / <p>Background: It is a common phenomenon for people today to leave their country of origin to move to another country. Involuntary movements have been the focus of much research, however little has been done to explain why voluntary migration takes place specifically amongst highly skilled individuals.</p><p>Purpose: The purpose of this report is therefore to investigate the reasons for the net inflow of foreign skilled workforce to a country, which a government can influence. In doing so we have made use of the Netherlands as a case study. </p><p>Limitations: We have focused on the inflow of foreign competence for more rational reasons, which a country's government could have some influence upon. Furthermore, we will concentrate on those individuals who are considered to be highly educated or specialists. The study is limited to the migration of skilled labour from one industrialised country to another. </p><p>Manner of Proceedings: The report is based on empirical results collected during a weeks visit to the Netherlands. We have also made use of literature and articles treating the brain drain-brain gain phenomenon. Some use of statistics regarding the Netherlands has also been used. </p><p>Results: We have found that the reasons for the migration of highly skilled labour is dependent on both rational and irrational factors of influence. The possibility for a government to influence any of these issues varies. Regarding the Netherlands nothing has been done with the explicit intent of attracting foreign competence, this has been a positive side effect in the attempt to attract FDI. Finally we have found that brain drain is not necessarily a bad phenomenon in the long run.</p>

Bakgrund: Migration är ett vanligt förekommande fenomen idag vare sig den är ofrivillig eller frivillig. Mycket forskning har gjorts om den ofrivilliga flyktingmigrationen men ytterst lite forskning har fokuserat på den frivilliga migrationen, då i synnerhet gällande högutbildade individer med special kompetens. Avgränsningar: Vi har begränsat oss till att studera de mer rationella orsakerna till inflödet av utländsk kompetens, vilka anses vara lättare för en stat att påverka. Vidare så har vi fokuserat oss mot de individer som anses vara högutbildade eller inneha en speciell eftertraktad kompetens. Studien är också begränsad till att studera migration av högutbildad arbetskraft mellan i-länder. Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka orsakerna till det nettoinflöde av utländsk kompetens till ett visst land vilka kan påverkas av statliga åtgärder. I vårt fall har vi använt oss av Nederländerna som ett studieobjekt i vår undersökning för att se vad den nederländska staten gjort för att attrahera utländsk kompetens. Genomförande: Uppsatsen baseras på empiriska resultat som insamlades under en veckas uppehåll i Nederländerna. Vi har också använt oss av litteratur och artiklar angående migration av högutbildade. Viss statistik data angående Nederländerna har också använts. Resultat: Vi har funnit att orsakerna till migration av högutbildade individer styrs av både rationella och irrationella faktorer som mer eller mindre kan påverkas av statliga åtgärder. Vad gäller Nederländerna så har man inte tagit några åtgärder med det explicita syftet att attrahera utländsk kompetens. Detta har blivit en positiv konsekvens av den nederländska statens försök att attrahera utländska direktinvesteringar. Slutligen har vi funnit att"brain drain"inte nödvändigtvis är en negativ företeelse på lång sikt. / Background: It is a common phenomenon for people today to leave their country of origin to move to another country. Involuntary movements have been the focus of much research, however little has been done to explain why voluntary migration takes place specifically amongst highly skilled individuals. Purpose: The purpose of this report is therefore to investigate the reasons for the net inflow of foreign skilled workforce to a country, which a government can influence. In doing so we have made use of the Netherlands as a case study. Limitations: We have focused on the inflow of foreign competence for more rational reasons, which a country's government could have some influence upon. Furthermore, we will concentrate on those individuals who are considered to be highly educated or specialists. The study is limited to the migration of skilled labour from one industrialised country to another. Manner of Proceedings: The report is based on empirical results collected during a weeks visit to the Netherlands. We have also made use of literature and articles treating the brain drain-brain gain phenomenon. Some use of statistics regarding the Netherlands has also been used. Results: We have found that the reasons for the migration of highly skilled labour is dependent on both rational and irrational factors of influence. The possibility for a government to influence any of these issues varies. Regarding the Netherlands nothing has been done with the explicit intent of attracting foreign competence, this has been a positive side effect in the attempt to attract FDI. Finally we have found that brain drain is not necessarily a bad phenomenon in the long run.

The Oklahoma State Legislature and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education have partnered to put forth an initiative to strengthen the state's intellectual power in hopes of preparing its citizens to compete in the global, knowledge-based economy of the 21st Century. As a starting point for the Oklahoma Learning Site Initiative, the Oklahoma State Regents set forth two goals: (a) to improve the quality of life of the citizens of Oklahoma and (b) to improve Oklahoma's rankings on national economic indicators to achieve a condition in which Oklahoma's growth rate on national economic indicators is consistently above the national average (National Center for Higher Education, 1998). This descriptive study examined the barriers to implementation of the Oklahoma Learning Site Initiative and provided research data concerning the learning sites and the response to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Policy. Questions were addressed through focus group interviews with students, faculty, and administrative staff as well as indepth interviews with 14 chief academic officers of the state institutions in the state of Oklahoma. Policies and procedures were examined and participants were asked to respond as to how they functioned and took responsibility for ascertaining and aggressively meeting the educational needs in their respective communities. In serving those needs, these institutions were examined concerning use of the programmatic and course expertise of sister institutions. Four barriers were identified from the collection and analysis of the data: communication, faculty buy-in, money, and technology. Evident in each barrier was a sense of collaborative effort on the part of students, faculty, administrative staff, and chief academic officers. The initiative represented a collaborative effort on the part of all institutions involved in the study. It appeared that implementation of the Oklahoma Learning Site Initiative was well underway.

This study contributes to the 'unwritten chapter' in migration studies, namely transnational return migration, with specific reference to Tongan migrants who have voluntarily returned to live in Tonga. Return migration of transnational Tongans is not 'permanent' as their mobility pre and post-return is characterised by circulation or repeated return rather than staying at 'home'. In examining the circulation of transnational Tongans, two new forms of return migration are identified -- 'return for career advancement' and 'ancestral return'. These additions to a new typology of return migration represent better the contemporary mobility system of transnational Tongans and suggest a means for addressing 'brain drain' through strengthening the 'Tongan-ness' of the diaspora while simultaneously stimulating economic development in the Kingdom. Despite these positive dimensions of return, re-integration is a 'bumpy' process, and there needs to be a holistic migration strategy if greater numbers in the Tongan diaspora are to return and make their potential contribution to sustainable development in the Island Kingdom.

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Brain drain, or human capital flight, is a phenomenon which represents a society-wide problem in the post-Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). At present, more than half of the people claiming BiH nationality live abroad, out of which a significant part possesses tertiary education. Loss of human capital carries negative socio-economic consequences which hinder the country's development. On the other hand, brain gain, i.e. return of highly skilled migrants to their country of origin, might reverse some of the unfavourable effects. Nevertheless, the phenomenon of the return of highly skilled migrants remains under researched not only within the region of the Western Balkans, but also on a global scale. Although this type of migration has increasingly attracted the attention of many scholars from various academic and non- academic fields, contemporary literature on this topic suffers from limitations and tends to oversimplify the returnees' motivations to purely economic incentives. This study attempts to describe the complex factors leading the highly skilled migrants to return to BiH. Based on the 33 respondents' subjective preferences from the spheres of career, family and lifestyle, this work provides an insight into the decisions of returnees in the context of the developing Western Balkan country.

Cette thèse examine la relation complexe et la causalité entre la migration et le développement, sujet d'actualité vus les flux croissants de migrants et les transferts de fonds privés. La revue de la littérature théorique et empirique montre la complexité de cette relation, et l’absence de consensus dégagé par les travaux menés sur les causes et les effets de la migration sur le développement. Sur les causes de migration, une première estimation empirique montre qu’elle fait partie intégrante du processus de développement et n’est donc pas une simple conséquence de faibles niveaux de développement: le niveau de développement des pays d'origine s’accroissant, les aspirations et les capabilités des populations augmentent et si celles-ci font face à l'absence d’opportunités, elles vont migrer à condition d’en avoir les capabilités (compétences requises, moyens financiers, politiques de migration, etc.). Concernant l’impact de la migration, une deuxième estimation empirique montre un effet positif sur le développement via les transferts privés. Les modèles indiquent que leur contribution se fait à travers deux principaux canaux, l'investissement en capital et le capital humain (éducation et santé), lesquels sont susceptibles de permettre un développement à long terme des pays d'origine. Au niveau micro, une troisième série de modèles étudie le mécanisme de cet impact au niveau de ménages, à partir du cas de l'Egypte. Ces modèles confirment l'importance des transferts privés sur les niveaux d'éducation et de santé dans les ménages qui les reçoivent. Ces résultats sont censés contribuer à la compréhension de cette relation complexe entre migration et développement. / This thesis is concerned with the causal and complex relation between migration and development. A timely subject, especially with increasing flows of migrants and the remittances these migrants send home. Both the theoretical and empirical literature reviews address the complexity of this relation but consensuses on the causes and impacts of migration on development are generally inconclusive. On the causes of migration, our first empirical estimation shows that migration is part of the development process and not a simple result of its low levels: the increasing development level of the home countries increase the aspirations and capabilities of their populations and if these are faced with lack of opportunities at home, individuals seek migration provided they have the right capabilities (skills required, financial means, migration policies, etc.). On the impact of migration, our second empirical estimation gives evidence of a positive impact through remittances on the development of the home countries. The models show the positive contributions of remittances towards development through two main channels: capital investment and human capital (education and health). These two channels are believed to achieve long-term development of the home countries. At the micro level, we look at the mechanism of this impact at the household level, addressing the case study of Egypt. Our third models give evidence of the importance of these remittances in increasing both education and health status of the recipients’ households’. These findings are believed to make a contribution towards the understanding of this complex relation between migration and development.