Networks, race, and hiring

American Sociological Review

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-71

  Fernandez, Roberto M ^a,c   Fernandez Mateo, Isabel ^b  

^a MIT Shan School of Management   (United States)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MARKET; MINORITY GROUP; NETWORKING; POVERTY; RECRUITMENT;

EID: 33749161862     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240607100103     Document Type: Article

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