2006 年 2006 巻 19 号 p. 107-117
In this paper, I investigate the effects of social networks that provide career support as well as those that are instrumental in attaining higher status jobs. I use data collected from males and females who work in metropolitan areas and in my analyses I take account of the reasons for changing jobs.
The results show that receiving advice from personal acquaintances about job changes did not help the respondents land jobs with high status. However, for those who involuntarily left jobs, advice from people in their social network was helpful in finding jobs that brought a high level of satisfaction in terms of prospects for stable employment.