The relationship between social network and employment is a classical research area of the New Economic Sociology. However, up to now, most empirical studies in this area merely focus on the network ties actually used...The relationship between social network and employment is a classical research area of the New Economic Sociology. However, up to now, most empirical studies in this area merely focus on the network ties actually used and the result of job search. This research endeavors to broaden the scope of relevant studies by studying the relationship between the personal network and the reservation wage of Chinese laid off workers. By analyzing the empirical data, this research shows that one of the most important channels for the laid off workers to get information from the labor market is through their personal network, or, more precisely, through the weak ties in their network. The weak ties function mainly as providing better information rather than providing more influential or substantial help. Moreover, the impact of institutional background is also studied in this research. We find that the importance of social network in job searching is weakening with the construction of Chinese labor market, while the formal institutional factors like human capital are showing more and more prominent effects in this process.展开更多
The purpose of this study was to describe the basic features of two major variables and to irvestigate the relationship between them.The first is the reemployment services accepted by Xiagang Zhigong,the unemployed wo...The purpose of this study was to describe the basic features of two major variables and to irvestigate the relationship between them.The first is the reemployment services accepted by Xiagang Zhigong,the unemployed workers with Chinese characteristics.The second one is the job seeking behaviors.A questionnaire survey was used to gather data.It was found that the reemployment services Xiagang Zhigong got were not sufficient and that most of them got nothing.Concerning their job seeking behaviors,informal contacts were most frequently used to find jobs,followed by formal channels through the government and direct applications for jobs by themselves.In addition,it was found that the more reemployment services Xiagang Zhigong obtained,the more likely they would start more job seeking behaviors.Some valuable information was found in the study.Unlike their counterparts in the west,reemployment services in China were designed to meet the needs for reemployment,while psychological needs were neglected.Compared with the unemployed in western countries,Xiagang Zhigong were less likely to find jobs in the market.Social support theory,systems theory and empowerment were useful in explaining the job seeking process of Xiagang Zhigong.Finally,recommendations were made for Xiagang Zhigong,service agencies and government.展开更多
文摘The relationship between social network and employment is a classical research area of the New Economic Sociology. However, up to now, most empirical studies in this area merely focus on the network ties actually used and the result of job search. This research endeavors to broaden the scope of relevant studies by studying the relationship between the personal network and the reservation wage of Chinese laid off workers. By analyzing the empirical data, this research shows that one of the most important channels for the laid off workers to get information from the labor market is through their personal network, or, more precisely, through the weak ties in their network. The weak ties function mainly as providing better information rather than providing more influential or substantial help. Moreover, the impact of institutional background is also studied in this research. We find that the importance of social network in job searching is weakening with the construction of Chinese labor market, while the formal institutional factors like human capital are showing more and more prominent effects in this process.
文摘The purpose of this study was to describe the basic features of two major variables and to irvestigate the relationship between them.The first is the reemployment services accepted by Xiagang Zhigong,the unemployed workers with Chinese characteristics.The second one is the job seeking behaviors.A questionnaire survey was used to gather data.It was found that the reemployment services Xiagang Zhigong got were not sufficient and that most of them got nothing.Concerning their job seeking behaviors,informal contacts were most frequently used to find jobs,followed by formal channels through the government and direct applications for jobs by themselves.In addition,it was found that the more reemployment services Xiagang Zhigong obtained,the more likely they would start more job seeking behaviors.Some valuable information was found in the study.Unlike their counterparts in the west,reemployment services in China were designed to meet the needs for reemployment,while psychological needs were neglected.Compared with the unemployed in western countries,Xiagang Zhigong were less likely to find jobs in the market.Social support theory,systems theory and empowerment were useful in explaining the job seeking process of Xiagang Zhigong.Finally,recommendations were made for Xiagang Zhigong,service agencies and government.
