Social capital and career mobility: A structural theory of lower returns to education for Asian employees

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 316-334

  Friedman, Raymond A ^a   Krackhardt, David ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002495094     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886397333004     Document Type: Article

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