Don't mention it: Why people don't share job information, when they do, and why it matters

Social Networks

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 181-192

  Marin, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Information flow; Job search; Labour markets; Social capital; Social networks; Weak ties

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857798174     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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