Webinar & Event Recordings
WU Vienna. (2025). Mythbusting Migration | WU matters. WU talks. WUtv.
Mythbusting Migration
No sustainable development without migration
[This event took place on the campus of the Vienna University of Economics and Business, as part of the WU Matters | WU Talks series.]
Few topics have received so much public attention and yet have been so widely misunderstood as international migration. Migration is embedded in the UN Sustainable Development Goals – but what does that mean? Do we live in an era of mass migration? Does migration exacerbate issues such as brain drain, inequality, and social tensions? Will climate change bring about another refugee crisis? And what role do businesses play in the realm of migration and sustainable development?
Featuring: Jesús Crespo Cuaresma, Jason Gagnon, Judith Kohlenberger, Aida Hajro and Milda Žilinskaitė.
Aida Hajro
Movement of People Across Boarders
This video features Faculti interview with Migration, Business & Society Co-Founder and Co-Director Aida Hajro about the interdependence between the movement of people and firms across borders. She discusses the recent increase in skilled migrants and examples from corporate America, highlighting how immigrants are becoming CEOs of major companies. Her key recommendations for changing negative discourse around migration include shifting the narrative to be fact-based and highlighting the role of corporations in labor demand and sustainable migration practices.
Migration, Business & Society Webinar #4 (November 20, 2023)
Global Cities, Migration, and Business
Demographers predict that the largest inflow of migration to cities around the world is yet to come and that by 2030, 60% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas. The opportunities of these movements include the exchange of capital, knowledge, and ideas. However, metropolitan hubs also frequently suffer from pollution, congestion, and security, as well as difficulty integrating new arrivals into local communities. Despite these realities, we lack knowledge on the intersection between migration trends, the growth of global cities, and the businesses that operate within them. Migration, Business & Society Webinar#4 brought thought leaders from academia and policy to address this gap.
Speaker bios: download here.
Migration, Business & Society Webinar #3 (May 24, 2023)
Migrant workers & sustainability in global supply chains
The large-scale recruitment of migrant workers is a major feature of the global economy, with an estimated 169 million international migrant workers—or 1 in 20 workers—worldwide. In particular, economic transitions in middle-income countries are generating an unprecedented demand for labor in regions as diverse as Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and South America. This has immense implications for multinational enterprises and the global supply chains that support them. Yet there has been little dialogue across disciplinary frontiers or exchange with practice and policy on this important topic. This Webinar aimed to address this gap.
Speakers’ bios: download here
Migration, Business & Society Webinar #2 (November 16, 2022)
Exploring the dynamics behind remittances, cross-border activities of firms, and economic globalization
The implications of migration for development, economic prosperity, and for cross-border activities of firms are undeniable. Migrant remittances represent one of the most transformative processes of migration and are often viewed as a “bottom-up” source of development. The demand created by migrant investments in their home countries supports the expansion of the market for multinational firms and encourages local firms to go abroad themselves.
Speaker bios: download here.
Migration, Business & Society Webinar #1 (April 6, 2022)
Migration, humanitarian action, and business
As geopolitical crises unfold and the world turns its attention to the movement of people across borders, management scholars must open new lines of inquiry if they are to maximize impact. This first Migration, Business & Society Webinar addressed where we currently stand and where we should be heading, given the multitude of skills and experiences that business scholars bring on board and that could be leveraged for positive change.
Speakers’ bios: download here.
Presentation recorded at the AOM Annual Meeting (August 2, 2023)
In the Global Race for Labor, Retaining Migrant employees is a Competitive Advantage
In this recorded presentation, Migration, Business & Society Advisory Board member Cristina Gibson, together with Aida Hajro, discuss practical points about hiring global migrant employees.
Their conversation is based on interviews with CHROs, managing directors, migration scholars and policy makers. It addresses three key features that companies which become successful in solving labor shortages and supporting migrant employees tend to have.
IHRM Webinar Series #14 (January 20, 2022)
Over the past decades, global migration patterns have been undergoing significant, although often underestimated, transformations. The directionality, geographic spread, climate and urban migration, Industry 4.0., and skills involved have resulted in changes in demand and supply of the workforce. In turn, this has affected corporate human resource management and social sustainability practices as well as the diversity, inclusion, and internationalization strategies of firms. In this presentation, Migration, Business & Society core team address the implications of these changes and highlight many unanswered questions and avenues for future research. Moderation by Mila Lazarova.
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