Chains of Opportunity

Harrison C. White

Published by Harvard University Press 1970

Chains of Opportunity

System Models of Mobility in Organizations

Harrison C. White

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674437203

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Chapter 1. Logic of Opportunity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I. Moves by Vacancies in Organizations
Chapter 2. Markov Models of Vacancy Chains Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
Chapter 3. Tracing Vacancy Chains Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
Chapter 4. Specifying a Stratified Model Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
Chapter 5. Tests over Five Decades Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	100
Chapter 6. Models for Three Organizations Compared Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Part II. Alternate Models
Chapter 7. Vacancy Models and Systems Evolution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
Chapter 8. Mobility Models with Interaction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Chapter 9. Single-Flows Models of Mobility Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	216
Part III. Foundations : Duality and Networks
Chapter 10. Careers, Attributes, and Replacements : Refining the Markov Chain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Chapter 11. Interaction among Vacancies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
Chapter 12. Localism, Elites, and Tenure Networks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	298
Chapter 13. Use and Meaning of Vacancy Models Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
Glossary of Major Symbols Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
Appendix A: Details of Coding Rules and Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	334
Appendix B: Sampling Weights for Chains Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	355
Appendix C. Estimates of Moves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	374
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	388
Name Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	411
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	413

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1970
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 15
- Main content: 418
Illustrations
- Other: Zahlr. Abb.
Keywords: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Organization -- Mathematical models.; Job vacancies.; Labor mobility.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674437203

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1970
ISBN: 9780674437197