Social Capital and Networks in Film and TV: Jobs for the Boys?

Organization Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1311-1331

  Grugulis, Irena ^a   Stoyanova, Dimitrinka ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMEs; discrimination; film and TV; freelance; Insecurity; networks; project based work; recruitment; social capital; women; working class

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867959650     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840612453525     Document Type: Article

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