Born as a Citizen and Reborn as an Alien: Migrant Superdiversity in Global Business

Abstract

The racial, ethnic and other compositions of modern societies have fundamentally changed in the last few decades as a consequence of mass migration. Migration has generated superdiversity. This paper attempts to illuminate the area ‘Migration and Diversity’ through a discussion of migration that reviews and incorporates various lenses of diversity. We shed light on managerial and policy areas that need attention to enhance firms’ competitiveness and the social cohesion of migrants that are treated as ‘aliens’ as they transition across borders. We seek to alert readers to the urgency and salience of migrant superdiversity as an emergent topic, especially from an equity and inclusion lens.