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Getting a Job: A Study of Contacts and Careers
Mark Granovetter
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Description for Getting a Job: A Study of Contacts and Careers
Paperback. This study of how 282 men in the United States found their jobs demonstrates the importance of social connections and emphasizes how social activity influences labour markets. The importance of networking as a link between labour mobility and individual motivation is also studied. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JHBL; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
This 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 labour markets. Examining the link between job contacts and social structure, the author recognizes networking as the crucial link between economists' studies of labour mobility and more focused studies of an individual's motivation to find work. The text also includes Granovetter's influential article - "Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problems of Embeddedness".
This 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 labour markets. Examining the link between job contacts and social structure, the author recognizes networking as the crucial link between economists' studies of labour mobility and more focused studies of an individual's motivation to find work. The text also includes Granovetter's influential article - "Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problems of Embeddedness".
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
259
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226305813
SKU
V9780226305813
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99-50
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