Getting Personal: Networks and Stratification in the Russian Labor Market, 1985–2001

Gerber, Theodore P.; Mayorova, Olga

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“…An enormous body of research literature can be found at the individual level which, for instance, analyses how social capital improves employment situations (Franzen, Hangartner 2006, Granovetter 1995, Mouw 2003, Obukhova, Lan 2013, Thompson 2005 or related economic outcomes (Boxman et al 1991, Gerber, Mayorova 2010, Kwon et al 2013, Lancee 2010. Furthermore, Lee (2009) stated for the meso-level that "social capital is potentially an important source of competitive advantage for all organisations" (Cooke et al 2005, see Tsai, Ghoshal 1998 of these studies (Rupasingha et al 2000, Westlund, Calidoni-Lundberg 2007 analysed subnational regions in one country and the organisational density as a measure of social capital in a way that is congruent with this paper's approach (see section 3).…”

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Social Capital and Economic Well-Being in Germany's Regions: An Exploratory Spatial Analysis

Botzen

2016

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Abstract. This article explores social capital in Germany in line with Putnam's claim that social capital benefits regional economic well-being. In particular, this macro-level study examines whether the number of civic associations, as a measure of a vibrant civil society, is related to higher GDP. Since this study uses spatial data on civic associations and official statistics concerning the German NUTS-3 regions, different spatial matrices model interdependencies among the dependent units of analysis. Exploratory spatial data analysis illustrates spatial patterns between districts, as well as each variable's radius of influence. Cross-sectional spatial models help examine social capital's effect on regional economic well-being. Results of these analyses are two-fold: first, the geographical scope of social capital is locally concentrated, whereas the sphere of economic well-being encloses a wider area. Second, social capital correlates positively with economic well-being in Germany's many regions.

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Social Capital and Economic Well-Being in Germany's Regions: An Exploratory Spatial Analysis

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2016

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“…Despite these predictions, findings from longitudinal studies of economic transformation suggest that informal connections continue to play a significant role in the labor market even as socialist economic institutions recede (Gerber and Mayorova 2010;Rona-Tas 1994;Yakubovich 2006). For instance, several studies of the Chinese transition find persistent or increased use of social-capital resources for job finding in both the state sector (Li and Walder 2001;Bian, Shu, Logan 2001) and more broadly (Bian and Huang 2009;Zhao 2013).…”

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“…The immediate reliance on employer networks stems from the increased competitive pressures, the uncer tain institutional context, and the familiarity of the old patronage job-finding regime (cf. Bunce and Csanadi 1993;Gerber and Mayorova 2010;Yakubovich and Kozina 2000). Over time, as institutional uncertainty recedes and market mediation develops, workers should increasingly find work through formal labor-market processes.…”

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“…Theory also suggests that these kinds of trans formations introduce greater meritocracy and reward productivity-enhancing skills (human capital) to a greater extent than other stratification mechanisms (Brainerd 1998). Support for this proposition is equally suspect: while increas ing wage returns to education have been observed in the wake of some market transitions (Nee 1996), others have found increasing wage returns to people who use personal contacts and patronage resources when finding jobs (Bian and Logan 1996;Angelusz and Tardos 2001;Bian, Shu, and Logan 2001;Gerber and Mayorova 2010).…”

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“…Post-socialist market transitions affect informal recruitment in two ways: (1) its prevalence over time; and (2) its distribution across wage groups. First, market transitions introduce an unstable institu tional environment, increased competition, uncertainty regarding worker fit, and a changing occupational structure (Gerber and Mayorova 2010). In the short term, uncertainty encourages widespread informality, while formal inter mediaries remain underdeveloped.…”

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Context Matters: The Varying Roles of Social Ties for Professional Careers of Immigrants’ Descendants

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Schneider

2022

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Research on social networks of immigrants and their descendants usually starts from the distinction between ‘ethnic’ ties and ties to members of the population without migration background. In migration studies ‘ethnic’ ties are repeatedly associated with ‘strong ties’, whereas ‘weak ties’ – that are found to be essential for the access to jobs in the wider society – are associated with contacts to members of the ‘majority population’. Building on existing criticism of this narrowing dichotomy and looking at upward social mobility careers of immigrants’ descendants we question this group-related understanding of weak and strong ties. Examining professional trajectories of immigrants’ descendants in Germany, this chapter suggests shifting the focus to occupational contexts in order to understand better how and why different types of social ties can play an important role for their professional mobility. We argue that both the quality of ties and their ‘ethnic dimension’ are dependent on the occupational context with its specific institutionalized modes of access and recruitment. Moreover, different forms of ‘ethnic’ or ‘cross-ethnic’ ties develop a changing significance in the course of a career and over time; this makes it necessary to also look at the dynamics in careers and the occupational contexts. The chapter compares the role of social ties for the inclusion into two occupational fields: law and public administration. It draws on interviews with (mainly Turkish) immigrants’ descendants working in these sectors. While in the law sector mainly ‘weak ties’, which had been built up during university studies and in the course of later careers, proved important, in public administration ‘strong ties’ to relatives and friends were most crucial for the access to jobs. In both sectors, we can observe that ties to ‘co-ethnics’ become increasingly relevant for professional careers as people of immigrant descent gradually achieve higher positions.

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Getting Personal: Networks and Stratification in the Russian Labor Market, 1985–2001

Cited by 66 publications

References 64 publications

Social Capital and Economic Well-Being in Germany's Regions: An Exploratory Spatial Analysis

Social Capital and Economic Well-Being in Germany's Regions: An Exploratory Spatial Analysis

The Recruitment Paradox: Network Recruitment, Structural Position, and East German Market Transition

Context Matters: The Varying Roles of Social Ties for Professional Careers of Immigrants’ Descendants

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