Social Capital Theory and Research

Name: Social Capital Theory and Research
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ISBN: 9780202306445

ISBN-10: 0202306445

ISBN-13: 9780202306445

Edition: 2001

Authors: Karen Cook, Karen S. Cook, Ronald S. Burt, Karen Cook, Karen Cook

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List price: $50.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 1/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 346
Size: 6.22" wide x 9.09" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Karen Cooknbsp;is Ray Lyman Wilber Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Stanford University.nbsp;



Preface



Social Capital: Networks and Embedded Resources



Building a Network Theory of Social Capital




Structural Holes versus Network Closure as Social Capital




The Position Generator: Measurement Techniques for Investigations of Social Capital




Social Capital in the Labor Market



How Much Is That Network Worth? Social Capital in Employee Referral Networks




Interpersonal Ties, Social Capital, and Employer Staffing Practices




Good Networks and Good Jobs: The Value of Social Capital to Employers and Employees




Getting Started: The Influence of Social Capital on the Start of the Occupational Career




Social Capital in Organizational, Community, and Institutional Settings



Social Capital as Social Mechanisms and Collective Assets: The Example of Status Auctions among Colleagues




Social Networks and Social Capital in Extreme Environments




Network Capital in a Multilevel World: Getting Support from Personal Communities




Guanxi Capital and Social Eating in Chinese Cities: Theoretical Models and Empirical Analyses




Change and Stability in Social Network Resources: The Case of Hungary under Transformation



Index