Getting a Job: A Study of Contacts and Careers
- ISBN-10
- 0226305813
- ISBN-13
- 9780226305813
- Category
- Education / General
- Pages
- 251
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995-03-15
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Author
- Mark Granovetter
Description
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.
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