Offering a Job: Meritocracy and Social Networks

Focuses on the impact of sex, race, and social networks in the hiring processes of a midsize, high-technology organization using information about applicants (n=35,229) from 1985-94. Reports that for gender, age and education account for all sex differences; for ethnic minorities, the hiring process...

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Published in:The American journal of sociology 2000-11, Vol.106 (3), p.763-816
Main Authors: Petersen, Trond, Saporta, Ishak, Seidel, Marc-David L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to information
Barriers
Case Studies
Discrimination
Educational Technology
Employers
Employment
Employment Discrimination
Employment policy
Ethnic Groups
Ethnic minorities
Females
Gender
Gender differences
Gender Discrimination
Gender Issues
High tech industries
High Technology Industries
Higher Education
Hiring
Hiring Practices
Impact analysis
Job Applicants
Job hunting
Job openings
Labor market
Litigation
Males
Meritocracy
Minority & ethnic groups
Organizations (Groups)
Personnel Selection
Practice
Race
Racial Differences
Racial Factors
Sex Differences
Social Networks
Social research
Sociology
Sociology of work
Sociology of work and sociology of organizations
Statistical Analysis
Success
Technology
Women
Working population. Employment. Women's work
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Summary:Focuses on the impact of sex, race, and social networks in the hiring processes of a midsize, high-technology organization using information about applicants (n=35,229) from 1985-94. Reports that for gender, age and education account for all sex differences; for ethnic minorities, the hiring process is partly reliant on social networks. (CMK)
ISSN:0002-9602
1537-5390
DOI:10.1086/318961