caa a22 4500 605483353 CHVBK 20210128100431.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10551-014-2089-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10551-014-2089-8 Multiculturalism as a Strategy for National Competitiveness: The Case for Canada and Australia [Elektronische Daten] [Eddy Ng, Isabel Metz] In this paper, we propose that multiculturalism can serve as an effective public policy tool to enhance a nation's competitiveness, in an era characterized by financial crises, globalization, immigration, and changing demographics. Specifically, we articulate how multiculturalism and strategic tolerance of differences can promote socioeconomic mobility for individuals, and act as the "glue” that binds immigrants and host country nationals together. We also demonstrate how multiculturalism can attract skilled talents necessary for nation building. Immigrants who retain their ties with their countries of origin (home countries) can serve as natural trade links for their countries of residence (host country) and contribute to a reverse "brain flow” rather than a brain gain/drain for the countries of residence/origin. We conclude by explicating that immigrants can be a source of competitive advantage for countries when a multiculturalism policy is in place. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Multiculturalism nationallicence Canada nationallicence Australia nationallicence National competitiveness nationallicence Immigration nationallicence Ng Eddy Rowe School of Business, Dalhousie University, 6100 University Avenue, B3H 4R2, Halifax, NS, Canada aut Metz Isabel Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne, 200 Leicester Street, 3053, Carlton, VIC, Australia aut Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 128/2(2015-05-01), 253-266 0167-4544 128:2<253 2015 128 10551 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2089-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2089-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ng Eddy Rowe School of Business, Dalhousie University, 6100 University Avenue, B3H 4R2, Halifax, NS, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Metz Isabel Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne, 200 Leicester Street, 3053, Carlton, VIC, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 128/2(2015-05-01), 253-266 0167-4544 128:2<253 2015 128 10551