The Migration–Development Nexus and Organizational Time 1

While some migration research looks at how time influences individual migration trajectories, little attention has been paid to the ways in which temporal considerations influence migration and development. We propose the idea of “organizational time” and argue that bringing time into sharper focus...

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Published in:The International migration review 2013-09, Vol.47 (3), p.483-507
Main Authors: Levitt, Peggy, Rajaram, N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capacity building approach
Career stage
Careers
Institution building
Migrants
Migration
Organization development
Organizational aspects
Organizational change
Organizational research
Payments
Policy making
Remittances
Return migration
Time
Transnationalism
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Summary:While some migration research looks at how time influences individual migration trajectories, little attention has been paid to the ways in which temporal considerations influence migration and development. We propose the idea of “organizational time” and argue that bringing time into sharper focus calls into question how the categories of migration and return affect organizational change; reveals how the career stage at which migrants leave affects their ability to influence organizational change when they return, and shows how the role of senders and receivers of social remittances shifts over time. We draw on research on the impact of return migration and social remittances on institutional capacity building and policymaking in the health sectors in Gujarat, India to make these arguments.
ISSN:0197-9183
1747-7379
DOI:10.1111/imre.12034