Papers by Jonathan V Beaverstock
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Area, 1999
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This chapter analyses the work and social networks of British migrants working in Singapore, Vanc... more This chapter analyses the work and social networks of British migrants working in Singapore, Vancouver and Boston. We show that their experiences of working and networking with other migrants varied markedly, despite the fact that they had similar education, professional and social backgrounds. This is important because when priorities of work and socialization abroad are not uniform, institutional approaches to engaging with these groups needs to be tailored to their needs. We provide insights into how governments and organizations may more effectively attract, retain and engage with highly-skilled migrants.
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Although in its simplistic sense globalization refers to the widening, deepening and speeding up ... more Although in its simplistic sense globalization refers to the widening, deepening and speeding up of global interconnectedness, such a definition begs further elaboration. ... Globalization can be located on a continuum with the local, national and regional. At one end of the continuum lie social and economic relations and networks which are organized on a local and/or national basis; at the other end lie social and economic relations and networks which crystallize on the wider scale of regional and global interactions. Globalization can be taken to refer to those spatio-temporal processes of change which underpin a transformation in the organization of human affairs by linking together and expanding human activity across regions and continents. Without reference to such expansive spatial connections, there can be no clear or coherent formulation of this term. ... A satisfactory definition of globalization must capture each of these elements: extensity (stretching), intensity, veloci...
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Mobilities of Knowledge, 2017
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1. Introduction Section I: The Emergence of a New Global Knowledge Intensive Professional Service... more 1. Introduction Section I: The Emergence of a New Global Knowledge Intensive Professional Service 2. The Globalization of Knowledge Intensive Professional Services 3. Executive Search: Firms, Clients and Candidates 4. Global Search Firms and Globalization Strategies 5. Location Matters: New York, London, Paris, Singapore... Section II: The Professions and Institutional Spaces of Globalization 6. Globalization and a Professional Institutional Project? 7. Institutional Work and the Legitimization of Executive Search 8. Making Markets: the Normalizing and Qualifying Executive Search 9. Executive Search and the BRICS Economies 10. Conclusions
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British Journal of Management, 2018
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Global Networks, 2018
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Journal of Business Research, 2018
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International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment and Technology, 2017
There are three main trends in the corporate spatial organization of producer services: the urban... more There are three main trends in the corporate spatial organization of producer services: the urban fix of firms, the internationalization of firms, and the spaces organization used to coordinate the work of firms. Short case studies of accountancy, executive search and executive education producer service firms are used to illustrate the key themes. The overriding message is that it is impossible to understand the organization of producer services without taking their spatiality into account.
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Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 2016
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Mobilities, 2016
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Handbook on Wealth and the Super-Rich
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