Getting a Job: A Study of Contacts and Careers / Edition 2

Getting a Job: A Study of Contacts and Careers / Edition 2

by Mark Granovetter
ISBN-10:
0226305813
ISBN-13:
2900226305812
Pub. Date:
03/15/1995
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Getting a Job: A Study of Contacts and Careers / Edition 2

Getting a Job: A Study of Contacts and Careers / Edition 2

by Mark Granovetter
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Overview

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."


Product Details

ISBN-13: 2900226305812
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 03/15/1995
Edition description: 1
Pages: 259
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Mark Granovetter is professor of sociology and organization behavior at Northwestern University and Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Pt. 1: Toward Causal Models
Ch. 1: "Job Search" and Economic Theory
Ch. 2: Contacts and Their Information
Ch. 3: The Dynamics of Information Flow
Ch. 4: The Dynamics of Vacancy Structure
Ch. 5: Contacts: Acquisition and Maintenance
Ch. 6: Career Structure
Ch. 7: Some Theoretical Implications
Pt. 2: Mobility and Society
Ch. 8: Mobility and Organizations
Ch. 9: Comparative Perspectives
Ch. 10: Applications
Afterword 1994: Reconsiderations and a New Agenda
Appendix A: Design and Conduct of the Study
Appendix B: Coding Rules and Problems
Appendix C: Letters and Interview Schedules
Appendix D: Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness
References
Index
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