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members assume top managerial positions in firms in their countries of origin (iii) networks of scientists or professionals to promote research in host countries directed toward the needs of sending countries (v)
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through extended visits or electronic communications in professional fields such as medicine and engineering and (vi) return to permanent employment in the sending country after work experience in the host country.
The functioning of the Indian diaspora is a clear example of how skills transfers have come about in that country’s software sector. Table summarizes various stages of growth in the information technology (IT)
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