EXPLORING MIGRATION FROM ZIMBABWE TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR ZIMBABWE’S NATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
http://www.slideshare.net/cmutamba/charlene-mutamba-show-ufhrd-presentation-june-3-2014
Paprock (2006) notes that in the developing parts of the world the aspect of national human resource development (NHRD) is being given increasing emphasis. However, current literature in Human Resource Development has scarcely covered sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe in particular. The purpose of this exploratory case study was to understand the work experiences of Zimbabwean migrants. Understanding these experiences may help to illuminate the ‘brain drain’ phenomenon and identify specific interventions National Human Resource Development in Zimbabwe can develop to decrease this movement of human capital out of Zimbabwe. The case study explored the career experiences of migrants from Zimbabwe working in the US. The research questions this study answered was: What are the work experiences of Zimbabwe nationals in the United States? A small sample of migrants who left Zimbabwe to work in the US was used to answer the question. Although the phenomenon of brain drain is not new, this study is significant in order to explore migration and to understand how National Human Resource Development policy can be developed to offset the negative movement of workers out of countries like Zimbabwe and others in the region.
UFHRD Conference 2014- Migration & National Human Resource Development
