French connections: The networking strategies of French highly skilled migrants in London

Global Networks

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 148-166

  Ryan, Louise ^a   Mulholland, Jon ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FRANCE; FRIENDSHIP; HIGHLY SKILLED MIGRANTS; LONDON; NETWORKS

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); SOCIAL ASPECTS;

FINANCIAL SECTORS; FRANCE; FRIENDSHIP; HIGHLY SKILLED MIGRANTS; LONDON; QUALITATIVE DATA; SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS; VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

DATA SET; MIGRATION; NETWORKING; RESEARCH; SKILLED LABOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

FRANCE;

EID: 84895898021     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/glob.12038     Document Type: Article

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