Reflections on doing the expat show: performing the global mobility industry
Sophie Cranston
2134/16392
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Reflections_on_doing_the_expat_show_performing_the_global_mobility_industry/9484181
This paper argues that we need to pay more attention to the spaces in which the
(knowledge) economy operates and industry sectors are brought into being. Following
research that examines the performative nature of the economy, the paper sees the trade
show as not merely a reflection of an industry sector, but as a space that produces it
into being. Looking at the Global Mobility Industry, an industry directed towards the
management of expatriates, the paper uses narratives to uncover performance as a
way to understand the practice of knowledge, specifically benchmarking about talent
management, at the Expat Show.
2014-11-28 14:08:04
Trade shows
Global mobility industry
Expatriate
Talent management
Performativity
Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified