The labor market performance of new migrants form the Mainland: the effect of social networks.

• Other Authors: Hung, Wai San.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Internal migrants > Employment; Internal migrants > Employment > China > Hong Kong; Internal migrants > Social network; Internal migrants > Social network > China > Hong Kong
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5892848; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-325522

Hung Wai San. === Thesis submitted in: July 2005. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-115). === Abstracts and questionnaires in English and Chinese. === ABSTRACT --- p.ii-iii === ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iv === TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vi === LIST OF TABLES --- p.vii === LIST OF FIGURES --- p.viii === Chapter Chapter 1. --- The background and the orientation of the research --- p.1 === Chapter 1. --- The background --- p.1 === Chapter 2. --- Research objectives and research questions --- p.9 === Chapter 3. --- Organization of the thesis --- p.10 === Chapter Chapter 2. --- Social network and the labor marker performance of new migrants --- p.12 === Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.12 === Chapter 2. --- The concept of social network --- p.13 === Chapter 3. --- The characteristics of social network --- p.14 === Chapter A) --- The strength of ties --- p.15 === Chapter B) --- Network structure and composition --- p.17 === Chapter 4. --- The importance of social networks in the labor market performance of new migrants --- p.19 === Chapter A) --- The importance of social networks in the labor market performance compared with other job searching methods --- p.21 === Chapter B) --- The importance of social networks in the labor market performance compared with human capital --- p.23 === Chapter 5. --- The analytical framework --- p.26 === Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.28 === Chapter Chapter 3. --- Methodology --- p.31 === Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.31 === Chapter 2. --- Target population --- p.31 === Chapter 3. --- Sampling --- p.32 === Chapter 4. --- Data issues --- p.34 === Chapter 5. --- Focuses of the questionnaire --- p.44 === Chapter 6. --- Focuses of the interviews and focus group discussions --- p.46 === Chapter 7. --- Data analysis --- p.48 === Chapter 8. --- Conclusion --- p.50 === Chapter Chapter 4. --- Survey Findings --- p.51 === Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.51 === Chapter 2. --- Demographic characteristics of the survey respondents --- p.51 === Chapter 3. --- Employment performance of respondents in Hong Kong --- p.57 === Chapter 4. --- Job searching details --- p.60 === Chapter 5. --- Network Dimensions --- p.63 === Chapter A) --- The network structure and composition --- p.63 === Chapter B) --- The strength of network ties --- p.64 === Chapter 6. --- The effects of social networks on the employment status --- p.67 === Chapter 7. --- The effects of social networks on the quality of the first job --- p.70 === Chapter 8. --- Conclusion --- p.71 === Chapter Chapter 5. --- Explanation of the employment performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.73 === Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.73 === Chapter 2. --- The selectivity of Chinese new migrants --- p.74 === Chapter 3. --- Economic environment and the poor labor market performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.74 === Chapter 4. --- The limitations of social network on the labor market performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.80 === Chapter 5. --- The low transferability of human capital and the labor market performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.90 === Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.93 === Chapter Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.95 === Chapter 1. --- Summary of research findings --- p.95 === Chapter 2. --- Academic contribution --- p.97 === Chapter 3. --- Policy implication --- p.101 === Bibliography --- p.107 === Appendices --- p.116 === Appendix 1-Chinese version of the questionnaire --- p.116 === Appendix 2-English version of the questionnaire --- p.120 === Appendix 3-Interview guide --- p.124 === Appendix 4- Focus group discussion agenda --- p.126