Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION Connections at Work -- CHAPTER 1 Social Capital and the Mechanisms of Success -- CHAPTER 2 Organizing and Synthesizing Social Capital -- CHAPTER 3 Social Rungs on Corporate Ladders -- CHAPTER 4 Contacts and Buffers --...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Connections at Work -- 1 Social Capital and the Mechanisms of Success -- 2 Organizing and Synthesizing Social Capital -- 3 Social Rungs on Corporate Ladders -- 4 Contacts and Buffers -- 5 The Business of Integration...

Pierre Bourdieus Sozialtheorie als theoretischer Rahmen einer geschlechterbasierten Karrierebetrachtung und als Brücke zwischen Geschlechter und Karriereforschung im Management Die Kategorie Geschlecht in Managementkarrieren Karrieremuster, Karrierelogiken und Karrierehabitus unter einem...

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