Workforce localization in the UAE

Annotated Bibliography Name Institutional Affiliation Annotated Bibliography Waxin, M., Lindsay, V., Belkhodja, O., & Zhao F. (2018). Workforce localization in the UAE: recruitment and selection challenges and practices in private and public organizations. The Journal of Developing Areas, 52(4):99-113 Waxin, Lindsay, Belkhodja, and Zhao (2018) article takes an empirical exploration of the recruitment and selection (R&S) practices and challenges related to workforce localization (WL) in the UAE and compares these practices and challenges between public and private sector organizations. By adopting an inductive and qualitative approach, the authors employ semi-structured interviews to collect data from HR and localization managers in five private organizations and six public organizations within the UAE. Results from this study show that both private and public organizations face six common challenges: lack of training, skills, and experience; high paycheck expectations; low business activity; competition among employers; job-and sector-person fit considerations; and resistance from expatriates. The authors also note that in both sectors, there are specific recruitment methods aimed at attracting Emirati applicants. Lastly, the study shows that most organizations review job descriptions and selection process at selection stage to avoid any form of discrimination. Waxin et al (2018) article offers important insight into understanding the ever growing scope of appreciating staffing process particular within a non-Western context and contributes to the body of research on localization, public sector human resource management and R&S. In particular, this article will provide models that can be used during the selection process as well as an assessment of how the hiring process can also lead to the other end of the spectrum: employee separations. Lee, T.W., et al. (2017). On the next decade of research in voluntary employee turnover. Academy of Management Perspectives, 32(3):201-221 Lee and co-authors from the University of Washington, Seattle, Arizona State University, Tulane University, and University of Washington, Tacoma provide an overview on existing and future research in voluntary employee turnover. According to Lee et al. (2017), there are already sufficient publications and research on employee turnover and this article takes a different approach to look at the major contributions of past and present work in this area to provide a perspective on the future directions of conducting studies in employee turnover. In particular, through an extensive review of published literature, Lee et al (2017) expound on how scholars can enhance their understanding of employee turnover by studying the role of volition control on employee retention and investigating the process of turnover with better time consideration. Authors also investigate on how employee settings can influence leaving and staying and reveal the dynamics of the collective process of turnover. This peer-reviewed article sourced from CSU Online Library Database and written by experts in management provides important theories to understand employee turnover from the management standpoint. It will contribute to an understanding of different forms of employee separat...