Bringing strong ties back in: Indirect ties, network bridges, and job searches in China

American Sociological Review

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 366-385

  Bian, Yanjie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; JOB MATCHING; OCCUPATINAL ATTAINMENT; PERSONAL NETWORK;

CHINA;

EID: 0031429194     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657311     Document Type: Article

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