Globally Mobile Intellectual Capital: Narratives of Corporate Executives & Families on the Move

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By Shabih Zaidi

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Globally Mobile Intellectual Capital explores the unique social dynamics in Basel, Switzerland's pharmaceutical sector, where highly skilled professionals and their families gather, reshaping the local community. The author employs a multidisciplinary lens to delve into corporate mobility and the nuanced experiences of belonging at work and home, addressing themes of self-discovery and cultural negotiation through emotional capital.

This insightful study offers practical perspectives for those undertaking international assignments with families, as well as readers interested in understanding life in Basel’s distinctive professional and social environment.
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Ideal for global professionals, corporate executives, families considering international relocation, and readers fascinated by cultural adaptation and the sociology of work and home life.

The pharmaceutical ecosystem in Basel, Switzerland, concentrates highly skilled professionals and their families into a small area, profoundly changing the local social landscape. Unpacking the narratives of belonging at work and home, this book offers new perspectives on self-discovery, personal growth, and corporate mobility.

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The pharmaceutical ecosystem in Basel, Switzerland, concentrates highly skilled professionals and their families into a small area, profoundly changing the local social landscape and transforming the lived experiences of those involved. Using a multidisciplinary approach to unpack the narratives of belonging at work and home, the author offers perspectives of self-discovery, personal growth, and corporate mobility.

How can culture be understood, negotiated, and built through emotional capital and sensorial mobility? If you are looking to learn more about what to expect when moving as a family on international assignments or are keen to explore some typical aspects of life in Basel, the insights from Globally Mobile Intellectual Capital: Narratives of Corporate Executives & Families on the Move will help you pick up strategies to start you on your journey.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783838216522

Publisher: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 May 2022

Country: Germany

Imprint: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon

Edition: New edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 152

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About the Author

Dr. Shabih Zaidi has been ‘on the move’ since she was born in London. Honing a deep interest in human behavior and how culture shapes individuals, she completed her Masters in Anthropology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2009. After moving to Dubai, she lectured on Global Awareness at Zayed University, and since 2014 she has been living in Basel, where she completed her PhD in Anthropology at the University of Basel. As a Certified Professional Coach, Shabih leads strategic organizational and cultural transformation projects including designing and delivering interventions to accelerate personal and business growth. Offering expertise to explore the link between organizational systems, human behaviour, culture and belonging, Shabih builds potential capability by tapping into complexity and diversity.