Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Logic of Opportunity -- Part I. Moves by Vacancies in Organizations -- Chapter 2. Markov Models of Vacancy Chains -- Chapter 3. Tracing Vacancy Chains -- Chapter 4. Specifying a Stratified Model -- Chapter 5. Tests over Five...

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