Review of "Unanticipated Gains: Origins of Network Inequality in Everyday Life."
In Unanticipated Gains: Origins of Network Inequality in Everyday Life Mario Small illustrates the importance of organizations in producing network- based inequality. Small argues that organizations play an underappreciated role in social capital research. Organizations are important because net...
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| description | In Unanticipated Gains: Origins of Network Inequality in Everyday Life
Mario Small illustrates the importance of organizations in producing network-
based inequality. Small argues that organizations play an underappreciated
role in social capital research. Organizations are important
because network connections often develop inside of organizations, and
the broader organizational context in which a network connection develops
can determine how much the connection is worth. Small contrasts
his “organizational embeddedness” perspective with theoretical frameworks
that have focused on network consequences as the expense of
network origins or have adopted a rational actor perspective, where actors
develop network connections in pursuit of the benefits those connections can provide, and have ignored the broader organizational context in which
network connections develop. He illustrates the value of his perspective
with childcare centers in New York City. If you are wondering why
childcare centers, finish the book, and you will appreciate the critical role
these centers play in the lives of many New Yorkers. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/782862022-10-01T03:26:27Z Review of "Unanticipated Gains: Origins of Network Inequality in Everyday Life." Reagans, Ray Eugene Sloan School of Management Reagans, Ray Eugene Reagans, Ray Eugene In Unanticipated Gains: Origins of Network Inequality in Everyday Life Mario Small illustrates the importance of organizations in producing network- based inequality. Small argues that organizations play an underappreciated role in social capital research. Organizations are important because network connections often develop inside of organizations, and the broader organizational context in which a network connection develops can determine how much the connection is worth. Small contrasts his “organizational embeddedness” perspective with theoretical frameworks that have focused on network consequences as the expense of network origins or have adopted a rational actor perspective, where actors develop network connections in pursuit of the benefits those connections can provide, and have ignored the broader organizational context in which network connections develop. He illustrates the value of his perspective with childcare centers in New York City. If you are wondering why childcare centers, finish the book, and you will appreciate the critical role these centers play in the lives of many New Yorkers. 2013-04-04T17:01:11Z 2013-04-04T17:01:11Z 2010-09 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/BookReview 0002-9602 1537-5390 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78286 Reagans, Ray. “Unanticipated Gains: Origins of Network Inequality in Everyday Life . By Mario Small . New York: Oxford University Press, 2009 . Pp. 312.” The American Journal of Sociology 116.2 (2010): 665–667. CrossRef. Web. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8706-3124 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/656261 American Journal of Sociology Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ application/pdf University of Chicago Press Prof. Reagans via Alex Caracuzzo |
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