Social Capital : Theory and Research (Hardcover)

Part I. Social Capital: Networks and Embedded Resources 1 Building a Network Theory of Social Capital 2 Structural Holes versus Network Closure as Social Capital 3 The Position Generator: Measurement Techniques for Investigations of Social Capital Part II. Social Capital in the Labor Market 4 How Much Is That Network Worth? Social Capital in Employee Referral Networks 5 Interpersonal Ties, Social Capital, and Employer Staffing Practices 6 Good Networks and Good Jobs: The Value of Social Capital to Employers and Employees 7 Getting Started: The Influence of Social Capital on the Start of the Occupational Career Part III: Social Capital in Organizational, Community, and Institutional Settings 8 Social Capital as Social Mechanisms and Collective Assets: The Example of Status Auctions among Colleagues 9 Social Networks and Social Capital in Extreme Environments 10 Network Capital in a Multilevel World: Getting Support from Personal Communities 11 Guanxi Capital and Social Eating in Chinese Cities: Theoretical Models and Empirical Analyses 12 Change and Stability in Social Network Resources: The Case of Hungary under Transformation