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Return Migration to India: Decision‐Making among Academic Engineers and Scientists
Author(s) -
Sabharwal Meghna,
Varma Roli
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international migration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1468-2435
pISSN - 0020-7985
DOI - 10.1111/imig.12265
Subject(s) - immigration , work (physics) , process (computing) , decision making , decision process , political science , sociology , public relations , management science , engineering , marketing , business , law , computer science , mechanical engineering , purchasing , operating system
The decision‐making process among migrants, whether to leave their country of birth for a foreign country or deciding to return to their native country is complex and laden with challenges. This article seeks to understand the decision‐making process by which immigrant engineers and scientists select to return to India after study and work in the United States. It is based on in‐depth interviews conducted with 54 returned engineers and scientists. Results indicate that the decision to return is anything but a linear process as highlighted in rational choice theory. Prospect and planned behaviour theories are better positioned to explain the decision‐making process among returned migrant engineers and scientists.