TY  - CHAP
AB  - Research has found that African-Americans and women have opportunities for advancement in the traditional corporate environment through resources embedded in their social networks. However, layoffs can affect the composition of their social networks, their positions in the networks, and rewards from those networks. I suggest that the racial, cultural, and gender differences between African-American and women layoff survivors and White and male layoff survivors will negatively affect their access to and benefits from social capital resources. Yet, strong tie relationships with White and male layoff survivors in key strategic positions can help African-American and women survivors maintain their existing job position because they can then borrow the social capital resources of the White and male survivors. Thus, while research has found that weak ties help individuals advance in their workplaces, strong tie relationships with majority groups may be more beneficial to minority groups in maintaining their position after a layoff.
VL  - 14
SN  - 978-0-76230-788-3, 978-1-84950-107-1/0277-2833
DO  - 10.1016/S0277-2833(04)14004-1
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-2833(04)14004-1
AU  - Parks-Yancy Rochelle
ED  - Nancy DiTomaso
ED  - Corinne Post
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL CAPITAL ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND WOMEN SURVIVORS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DOWNSIZING
T2  - Diversity in the Work Force
T3  - Research in the Sociology of Work
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 87
EP  - 103
Y2  - 2024/09/22
ER  -