{"product_id":"getting-a-job-a-study-of-contacts-and-careers-paperback","title":"Getting a Job: A Study of Contacts and Careers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Granovetter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis second edition is updated with a new Afterword and includes Granovetter's influential article \"Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problems of Embeddedness.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Who would imagine that a book with such a prosaic title as 'getting a job' could pose such provocative questions about social structure and even social policy? In a remarkably ingenious and deceptively simple analysis of data gathered from a carefully designed sample of professional, technical, and managerial employees . . . Granovetter manages to raise a number of critical issues for the economic theory of labor markets as well as for theories of social structure by exploiting the emerging 'social network' perspective.\"--Edward O. Laumann, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This short volume has much to offer readers of many disciplines. . . . Granovetter demonstrates ingenuity in his design and collection of data.\"--Jacob Siegel, \u003ci\u003eMonthly Labor Review \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating exploration, for Granovetter's principal interest lies in utilizing sociological theory and method to ascertain the nature of the linkages through which labor market information is transmitted by 'friends and relatives.'\"--Herbert Parnes, \u003ci\u003eIndustrial and Labor Relations Review \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Granovetter\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of sociology and organization behavior at Northwestern University and Kellogg Graduate School of Management. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 259\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9.22 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43159918575679,"sku":"9780226305813","price":73.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/JOoD2YH9ps9780226305813.webp?v=1777002854","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/getting-a-job-a-study-of-contacts-and-careers-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}