Deck 10: Resources

Question 1

People's knowledge and skills insofar as these are relevant to the labor market is also called:

A) financial capital
B) human capital
C) social capital

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Fill in the blank: Granovetter concluded that in highly developed countries a considerable share of the jobs are found ___.

A) online
B) via personal networks
C) using formal methods

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Imagine having one weak tie and one strong tie. Which tie is more likely to help you finding a job?

A) the weak tie
B) there is no difference when having only one weak tie and one strong tie
C) the strong tie

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What is the definition of social resources?

A) valuable labor-market related resources which are embedded in personal networks
B) valuable labor-market related resources such as education and work experience
C) people's valuable social skills that are useful for obtaining a job

Question 5

When using a position generator, people are asked about:

A) their weak ties only
B) both their weak and strong ties
C) their strong ties only

Question 6

For which method do you think measurement reliability is more an issue?

A) audit-testing
B) correspondence-testing
C) it is equally problematic for both

Question 7

Fill in the blanks: The career amibition and job outcomes proposition states that the higher peoples' career ambitions, and the more strongly these ambitions are (A), the better their (B).

A) (A) is 'approved in their environment' and (B) is 'labor market position'
B) (A) is 'internally motivated' and (B) is 'career'
C) (A) is 'reflected by people's actions' and (B) is 'job'