India, China next destination for talent from the West

[Jade]

DUBAI: The booming markets of India and China, where a new war for professional talent is hotting up, will see incredible opportunities for Western professionals, a noted marketing expert has said.

"The new war for professional talent is hotting up like never before and will see huge and developing opportunities for westerners looking for jobs in India and China," Nirmalya Kumar, Professor of Marketing at London Business School said.

Speaking to industry leaders, students and alumni at a session at the Dubai Centre celebrating London Business School's five years of commitment to education in the region, Professor Kumar highlighted the shift from Indians and Chinese looking to the west for jobs and the reverse happening at a rapid rate.

"When you go to the emerging markets it's about growth, it's about ambition and setting up businesses and factories," Kumar, who recently launched his book India Inside and is the co-director of the School's Aditya Birla India Centre, said.

Multinational companies are ramping up in new markets on a scale that is incredible and presents opportunities for Westerners looking for jobs in India and China.

"We have to move our people from the west to the east and we have to make it easier. We have to pressure China and India to be as open to western people as westerners have been to Indian and Chinese immigrants," he said.

Kumar believes this change will set corporate agendas over the next decade. According to him, the Indian government needs to be encouraged to make it easier for Europeans and Americans to get visas to work in India.

Delivering his presentation on 'The Emergence of Growth Economies and Corporate Giants' here, Nirmalya Kumar, Professor of Marketing at London Business School also touched on India's ability to transition from services whilst changing perceptions that the country is not innovative enough.

"Bright ideas are bizarrely regarded as a Western preserve. Indians make good accountants and programmers, but are not the best for innovation. After all, where are the Indian Googles and iPods?," Kumar asked the audience.

"Take for example, Intel - a company that prides itself on "Inspired Innovation that's Changing the World." While Intel ensures consumers know they're using a personal computer powered by Intel innovation, there isn't any label on the product showing that the innovation originated in India," he said.

India, China next destination for talent from the West - The Economic Times

 

[Bobby]

Nothing new for India ....

 

[DF-41 ICBM]

jobs in china should go to local chinese people. in china illegal africans and vietnamese and others are taking the jobs of local chinese, especially in the manufacturing sector.
chinese government seriously need to resolve the illegal immigrants issue and overstayer issue.

the westerners(especially americans, british, canadians, australians and french) are trouble makers where ever they go, they can stay in their own countries.
if westerners want to come to china, they must respect chinese laws, culture, political system, history and tradition.

china should only allow highly educated westerners in areas such as semicondictor, software, pharmeceuticals, and other critical ssectors where western knowledge will be helpful in advancing chinese industry.
we dont need westerners for receptionists, teachers, professors, economists, journalists, etc.

 

[Sergi]

jobs in china should go to local chinese people. in china illegal africans and vietnamese and others are taking the jobs of local chinese, especially in the manufacturing sector.
chinese government seriously need to resolve the illegal immigrants issue and overstayer issue.

the westerners(especially americans, british, canadians, australians and french) are trouble makers where ever they go, they can stay in their own countries.
if westerners want to come to china, they must respect chinese laws, culture, political system, history and tradition.

china should only allow highly educated westerners in areas such as semicondictor, software, pharmeceuticals, and other critical ssectors where western knowledge will be helpful in advancing chinese industry.
we dont need westerners for receptionists, teachers, professors, economists, journalists, etc.

No your Govenment can't /won't and shouldn't stop the immigrants due to the need of work force in coming decades. One Child policy will reduce Chinese work force in coming decades so China needs immigrants. Am I wrong ???

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

No your Govenment can't /won't and shouldn't stop the immigrants due to the need of work force in coming decades. One Child policy will reduce Chinese work force in coming decades so China needs immigrants. Am I wrong ???

Do we need illegal immigrants?! China isn't rich, so why should illegal Africans come here? Why can't they go to Europe? There are 200,000 illegal Africans here already and they are growing 40% per year. OK, Vietnamese, sure, they can jump the border and there's nothing we can do about it, but Africans aren't going to swim here. This is something we can solve, but are not solving.

 

[CommonCause]

Do we need illegal immigrants?! China isn't rich, so why should illegal Africans come here? Why can't they go to Europe? There are 200,000 illegal Africans here already and they are growing 40% per year. OK, Vietnamese, sure, they can jump the border and there's nothing we can do about it, but Africans aren't going to swim here. This is something we can solve, but are not solving.

Look at the bright side, your country will finally get some good half-black basketball players for your national team.

 

[ahfatzia]

Do we need illegal immigrants?! China isn't rich, so why should illegal Africans come here? Why can't they go to Europe? There are 200,000 illegal Africans here already and they are growing 40% per year. OK, Vietnamese, sure, they can jump the border and there's nothing we can do about it, but Africans aren't going to swim here. This is something we can solve, but are not solving.

Illegal African immigrants grow at 40% a year? That's unbelievable! Do you know how and where they enter China? Thanks.

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

jobs in china should go to local chinese people. in china illegal africans and vietnamese and others are taking the jobs of local chinese, especially in the manufacturing sector.
chinese government seriously need to resolve the illegal immigrants issue and overstayer issue.

the westerners(especially americans, british, canadians, australians and french) are trouble makers where ever they go, they can stay in their own countries.
if westerners want to come to china, they must respect chinese laws, culture, political system, history and tradition.

china should only allow highly educated westerners in areas such as semicondictor, software, pharmeceuticals, and other critical ssectors where western knowledge will be helpful in advancing chinese industry.
we dont need westerners for receptionists, teachers, professors, economists, journalists, etc.

Question is then why should they allow people from asia to go to their countries?

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

No your Govenment can't /won't and shouldn't stop the immigrants due to the need of work force in coming decades. One Child policy will reduce Chinese work force in coming decades so China needs immigrants. Am I wrong ???

Nope, we are already very crowded, if we have only 30 million population, then we will definitely encourage it.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

Illegal African immigrants grow at 40% a year? That's unbelievable! Do you know how and where they enter China? Thanks.

They are illegal overstayers or boat people who get a visa to Vietnam and then jump the border.

Look at the bright side, your country will finally get some good half-black basketball players for your national team.

Most Africans aren't that tall actually. Even the relatively richer South Africans and Nigerians have an average height around 170 cm. We have enough freakishly tall people like Yao Ming by virtue of our larger gene pool alone.

Human height - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

China (PRC) 1.702 m (5 ft 7 in) 1.586 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) Urban, 17 Measured
Nigeria 1.638 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) 1.578 m (5 ft 2 in) 18–74 Measured
South Africa 1.690 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) 1.590 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) 25–34 Measured

The African-Americans are tall due to 25% admixture with whites.

 

[Developereo]

There are two factors at play here.

India and China have a billion plus each, so there's already a big pool of talent to chose from, without the need to import people from outside.

Having said that, there is also something to be said for the unique synergy that only comes by mixing people from completely different backgrounds; people with vastly different ways of looking at things. This kind of global collaboration can be done through joint projects or open immigration.

 

[DF-41 ICBM]

Do we need illegal immigrants?! China isn't rich, so why should illegal Africans come here? Why can't they go to Europe? There are 200,000 illegal Africans here already and they are growing 40% per year. OK, Vietnamese, sure, they can jump the border and there's nothing we can do about it, but Africans aren't going to swim here. This is something we can solve, but are not solving.

its not being solved because of dreadful law enforcement and corruption.
the border issue can be solved too, strengthen the borders with fences and put security cameras.
airport security and maritime security need to be greatly enhanced.

 

[Great-M]

its not being solved because of dreadful law enforcement and corruption.
the border issue can be solved too, strengthen the borders with fences and put security cameras.
airport security and maritime security need to be greatly enhanced.

How the hell Africans jump in China ???
From neighbouring countries ???
I think migration isn't helpful for China right now but it might be usefull after decade or two to maintain the labour requirement.
I hope china government remove the policy of one child soon to avoid future consequences.