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Migration and Organizations Conference
May 24–25, 2023
The premier gathering of scholars at the intersection of migration and organizations. Now in its fifth edition, this conference is designed to advance rigorous research and strengthen our community of scholars. We are a welcoming group open to all disciplinary and methodological approaches.
This year's conference is hosted by the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change at Columbia Business School and supported by the ESG Initiative at the Wharton School.
This event is by invitation only. If you are interested in being added to the invitation list, please contact ddr2121@gsb.columbia.edu.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Mae Ngai
Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and Professor of History and Co-director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, Columbia University
AGENDA
This agenda is in formation and is subject to change.
Wednesday, May 24
8:30 AM
BREAKFAST
9:00 AM
PHD WORKSHOP INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
9:15 AM
PHD WORKSHOP
11:00 AM
BREAK
11:15 AM
CONFERENCE OPENING REMARKS
11:30 AM
JOURNAL EDITORS PANEL
Sinziana Dorobantu, Associate Editor, Academy of Management Journal JP Eggers, Associate Editor, Administrative Science Quarterly Lamar Pierce, Editor-in-Chief, Organization Science Sameer Srivastava, Organizations Department Editor, Management Science Moderated by Exequiel Hernandez, Associate Editor, Strategic Management Journal, and Dan Wang, Associate Editor, Strategic Management Journal |
12:30 PM
LUNCH + POSTER SESSION
Building a Bridge to Beneficiaries: A Bourdieusian Analysis of Amateur Aid Altruists’ Migration and Organizational Culture: Implications of (Un)ethical Culture on the Quality Management of Gulf-Based Construction Multinational Corporations An Exploratory Study of the Socio-cultural Challenges of Diaspora Entrepreneurs in Their Country of Origin The Dilemma of Migration and Entrepreneurship Policies; Blessing or Curse? |
1:30 PM
RESEARCH PANEL 1: MIGRATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Intersectional Perspective on Geographical Mobility Intentions of Entrepreneurs My Business or My Country: The Role of Concurrent Embeddedness in Host Country and Home Country on The Performance of Immigrant Entrepreneurs’ Business A Confluence of Tech and Talent: Return Migration and Rural Online Entrepreneurship |
2:45 PM
RESEARCH PANEL 2: POLITICS AND POLICY
Legal Chameleons: Managing Foreignness in Response to Varying Political Ideologies When Trump Said Jump: Political Directors and The Recruitment of Foreign Workers The Effect of Low-skill Immigration Restrictions on US Firms and Workers: Evidence From a Randomized Lottery |
4:00 PM
RESEARCH PANEL 3: BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES OF IMMIGRATION
When Does a Migrant Cease Being a Migrant? Immigration Induced Labor Mobility and Firm Skill Downgrading Evidence From DACA Organizing Refugees: Ontological Politics in International Border Crossings |
6:30 PM
DINNER
| Catering by Eat Offbeat with remarks from Manal Kahi, ’15SIPA, Founder |
Thursday, May 25
8:30 AM
BREAKFAST
9:00 AM
RESEARCH PANEL 4: EFFECTS LAW AND POLICY ON IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION
The Effect of Immigration Policy on Founding Location Choice: Evidence from Canada’s Startup Visa Program Skilled Immigration Restrictions as a Growth Barrier for Young Firms Quid Pro Quota: A Cross-Country Study on the Differential Impacts of Immigration Quotas on Early-Stage and Established Entrepreneurship Restrictive Immigration Policies and MNE Innovation |
10:30 AM
RESEARCH PANEL 5: TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE, AND PLATFORMS
TMT International Experience, Platform Firms, and Internationalization of Chinese Digital Firms The Effects of Digital Resources on Firms’ Export-financial Performance Under Immigrant OwnershiP Where Do Immigrant Scientists Work? Evidence From Artificial Intelligence PhDs A Platform Rating System And Worker Mistreatment: Evidence From Lab-in-the-Field Experiments in Singapore |
12:00 PM
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
| Mae Ngai, Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and Professor of History and Co-director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, Columbia University |
1:15 PM
RESEARCH PANEL 6: ASSIMILATION & WORKPLACES
Perceived Impact of Cultural Difference on Work Relations in Chinese Companies Operating in Ghana: A Cross Cultural Study of Migrated Chinese and Local Ghanaian Workers Bound by Origins: Second-generation Immigrant Founder’s Cultural Heritage and Corporate Sustainability Performance Paying Off the Intergenerational Debt: Why and When Children of Immigrants Status-strive at Work |
2:30 PM
RESEARCH PANEL 7: IMMIGRANT FOUNDING AND OWNERSHIP TEAMS
The Ethnic Composition of Immigrant Teams in Start-ups on Funding and Innovation Capabilities Mixed Ethnic Teams and Firm Innovation: The Role of Organizational Choices Immigrant International New Ventures: Impact of Mixed Co-Ownership on their Export-Financial Dynamics |