Literature Review of Effects of Organisational Culture on Foreign-Educated Returnees at Universities in Yunnan

I propose to research on the topic of how organisational culture impacts upon cultural adaptation of foreign-educated returnees at universities in Yunnan and how to manage communication in the process of cultural adaptation and reintegration.In the literature review section,I review the major literature surrounding the role the foreign-trained returnees have played in China's higher education.I also discuss the tensions between new returnees,senior returnees,locally trained young and senior scholars,and management in the organisational contexts of Chinese higher education.

Chinese Returnees from Overseas Study:An Understanding of Brain Gain and Brain Circulation in the Age of Globalization

Among discussions on international academic mobility,a persistent challenge is to understand whether education abroad can become a source of brain gain,and whether globalization can offer source countries the hope that they might enjoy the benefits of freer cross-border flows in information and personnel.With reference to China,this article provides an understanding of these two issues.It reveals practical factors affecting returnees’decision to return,their contribution to specific areas,and obstacles that limit their contribution and career opportunities.In addition,it sheds light on an emerging brain circulation between China and foreign countries,along with the increased cross-border flow of academic talent from and into China.

Returnees and Diaspora as Source of Innovation in Chinese Higher Education

This paper highlights how returnees and knowledge diaspora are important sources for China’s human resources development,identifying push and pull factors that also contribute significantly to innovation in the higher education sector.By outlining China’s key projects and schemes for recruiting international professional workers,the paper argues that bringing advanced knowledge and skills back to a country of origin through international education and experiences is neither new,nor limited to China.At the same time,the rise of a large,worldwide Chinese knowledge diaspora is now of global importance in promoting transnational scientific and business networks that underpin both research and development,and the quest for world-class universities.China’s size and weight,its determination to boost development and improve its higher education system,as well as the willingness of both diaspora and returnees to contribute,constitute its advantages.However,there remain limitations to its success,notably a lack of high-quality research,reservations regarding new ideas,low awareness of international collaborations,too much attention given to material rewards and quick results,corruption,and too many administrative controls and government regulations.

International Mentorship and Research Collaboration: Evidence from European-Trained Chinese PhD Returnees

Drawing on a unique dataset that combines returnees’survey data and their information on research publications extracted from the Scopus database,this study systematically examines whether and how international doctoral mentorship for Chinese students in European countries promotes research collaboration before and upon the return of these Chinese PhDs to China.The results show that a considerable proportion of European-trained Chinese PhD returnees had co-authorship with their supervisors during their PhD study,and most of them maintained this research partnership after returning to China.In addition to the co-authorship during doctoral study,some individual characteristics(e.g.,gender and marital status)and organizational factors(e.g.,country of doctoral study and current work unit)were also found to contribute to international research collaboration upon the return to China of these Chinese PhD holders.This study sheds new light on the mobility and research collaboration of international students and provides policy implications for promoting Sino-foreign student exchange and research collaboration.

Ghanaian Migration to the Netherlands:Status Paradox?

Migration continues to serve as platform for financial and social empowerment in many countries including Ghana.There are many constraints associated with the life of migrants;however,the quest to be socially acknowledged enables them to adopt certain survival strategies.Using qualitative methodology,this paper examines Ghanaians migration to the Netherlands using the concept of“burger”.This research work highlights that some Ghanaian migrants travel with the goal of earning money to meet their personal and family needs,and so engage in any available job to build and maintain their new burger status.As burgers,they have to obtain enough money to maintain their elevated social status but need to ensure that relatives and friends in Ghana do not know how this money is obtained.To maintain the new“privilege”social status often ascribed to Ghanaians living abroad,migrants are compelled to juggle their work,income,and lifestyle in the Netherlands and(mis)-representation of themselves in Ghana.