Abstract
PurposeThis paper empirically explores the types and extent of cultural diversity strategies in Sweden, a developed economy with many migrant workers. The role of organizational culture as the context and the association with diversity strategy and the selection of international skilled migrant workers are examined.Design/methodology/approachEmpirical data are collected by surveying 249 Swedish large or medium-sized firms. Cluster analysis is used to explore the configuration of organizational culture, cultural diversity strategy (CDS) and selection and development criteria.FindingsThe authors identify five clusters of organizations. Organizational culture is the main contextual factor that influences the CDS and human resource (HR) approaches for selecting skilled migrant workers. The profile of the clusters including organizational culture, diversity strategies, the selection criteria and firm demographics is presented. The empirical results indicate that organizational culture and demographics are associated with the choice of diversity strategy and, consequently, HR processes.Originality/valueThis study's main focus is on international skilled migrants, which is among empirically less-studied areas in global mobility literature. Furthermore, until now more attention has been directed toward studying the consequences of diversity than toward understanding the factors that influence choice of diversity strategies and practices. This study focuses on antecedents of diversity and attempts to understand the factors that influence adoption and implementation of different cultural diversity strategies.
Highlights
The number of people who immigrate to live and work permanently in another country is increasing
Selection/development and cultural diversity strategy (CDS) Regarding the consequences of CDSs, we focus on human resource (HR), and the selection and development process
As asserted in the strategic HRM literature, culture is key to organizational performance, and more work is needed to integrated constructs from the culture to HRM (Palthe and Kossek, 2003)
Summary
The number of people who immigrate to live and work permanently in another country is increasing. Diversity based on national origin in the labor market is increasing, and migrant workers constitute around 5% of the global labor force (OECD, 2019). The European Union and North America are among the leading destinations for migrant workers due to their economic prosperity and better life and employment opportunities. The host countries benefit from an increased supply of talent and workforce in sectors with labor shortages. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
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