That social capital matters is an established fact in the social sciences. Less clear, however, is how different forms of social capital affect gender disadvantages in career advancement. Focusing on a project-based type of labor market, namely the U.S. film industry, this study argues that women suffer a “closure penalty” and face severe career disadvantages when collaborating in cohesive teams. At the same time, gender disadvantages are reduced for women who build social capital in open networks with higher degrees of diversity and information flow. Using large-scale longitudinal data on career profiles of about one million performances by 97,657 film actors in 369,099 film productions between the years 1929 and 2010, I analyze career sur...
Recent studies in industrialized economies document a shift in gender composition of the labor marke...
Processes of migration are embedded in social networks, more recently conceptualised as social capit...
Substantial research has documented challenges women experience building and benefiting from network...
That social capital matters is an established fact in the social sciences. Less clear, however, is h...
That social capital matters is an established fact in the social sciences. How different forms of so...
Purpose This research aims to explore the role of social capital and specifically networks in role,...
Social capital is an asset for individuals because it grants access to important resources embedded ...
Developmental networks are ego-centered networks, and were found to be beneficial for career success...
This thesis examines gender inequality in the ‘new economy’, and specifically looks at gendered patt...
Studies of gender inequality in film industries have noted the persistence of male domination in cre...
Social capital has been hailed as a means of virtuous, effective and enjoyable productivity through ...
There is a well-established literature pointing to the value of social capital, especially for immig...
This paper documents gender differences in social ties and develops a theory that links them to disp...
“In short, entrepreneurship is inherently a process of building bridges across the structural holes ...
180 pagesThis dissertation aims to explore what structural features can generate power-dependence re...
Recent studies in industrialized economies document a shift in gender composition of the labor marke...
Processes of migration are embedded in social networks, more recently conceptualised as social capit...
Substantial research has documented challenges women experience building and benefiting from network...
That social capital matters is an established fact in the social sciences. Less clear, however, is h...
That social capital matters is an established fact in the social sciences. How different forms of so...
Purpose This research aims to explore the role of social capital and specifically networks in role,...
Social capital is an asset for individuals because it grants access to important resources embedded ...
Developmental networks are ego-centered networks, and were found to be beneficial for career success...
This thesis examines gender inequality in the ‘new economy’, and specifically looks at gendered patt...
Studies of gender inequality in film industries have noted the persistence of male domination in cre...
Social capital has been hailed as a means of virtuous, effective and enjoyable productivity through ...
There is a well-established literature pointing to the value of social capital, especially for immig...
This paper documents gender differences in social ties and develops a theory that links them to disp...
“In short, entrepreneurship is inherently a process of building bridges across the structural holes ...
180 pagesThis dissertation aims to explore what structural features can generate power-dependence re...
Recent studies in industrialized economies document a shift in gender composition of the labor marke...
Processes of migration are embedded in social networks, more recently conceptualised as social capit...
Substantial research has documented challenges women experience building and benefiting from network...