Getting a Job A Study of Contacts and Careers

Name: Getting a Job A Study of Contacts and Careers
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ISBN: 9780226305813

ISBN-10: 0226305813

ISBN-13: 9780226305813

Edition: 2nd 1995 (Reprint)

Authors: Mark Granovetter

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This classic study of how 282 men in the United States found their jobs not only proves "it's not what you know but who you know," but also demonstrates how social activity influences labor markets. Examining the link between job contacts and social structure, Granovetter recognizes networking as the crucial link between economists studies of labor mobility and more focused studies of an individual's motivation to find work. This second edition is updated with a new Afterword and includes Granovetter's influential article "Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problems of Embeddedness."

Book details

List price: $34.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 3/15/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 259
Size: 0.58" wide x 0.94" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Preface to the Second Edition


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Toward Causal Models



"Job Search" and Economic Theory



Contacts and Their Information



The Dynamics of Information Flow



The Dynamics of Vacancy Structure



Contacts: Acquisition and Maintenance



Career Structure



Some Theoretical Implications



Mobility and Society



Mobility and Organizations



Comparative Perspectives



Applications


Afterword 1994: Reconsiderations and a New Agenda



Design and Conduct of the Study



Coding Rules and Problems



Letters and Interview Schedules



Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness


References


Index