"Justice on Brain Drain" Does talent migration get affected by perceived justice and perceived organizational politics?

Abstract

Brain drain remains a critical challenge for knowledge-driven industries in developing countries, particularly where the outflow of skilled professionals undermines organizational and national competitiveness. Although brain drain constitutes a substantial component of international migration, scholarly attention to its antecedents, especially organizational justice, remains limited. This concept paper examines brain drain as a key problem and proposes perceived justice as a key antecedent influencing the migration intentions of skilled professionals. Drawing on existing literature, the paper develops a five-dimensional justice framework encompassing distributive, procedural, interactional, informational, and emotional justice, and theorizes their effects on talent migration intentions. Furthermore, the paper argues that perceived organizational politics may moderate the relationship between perceived justice perceptions and migration decision-making. By integrating perceived justice and perceived organizational politics into the talent migration discourse, this study offers a novel conceptual perspective that extends traditional economic explanations of brain drain. The proposed framework provides valuable theoretical insights and practical implications for managers and policymakers seeking to retain skilled employees, particularly in volatile and competitive work environments.

Key Words: Brain Drain, Human Resources, Perceived Justice, Perceived Politics